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Originally Posted by Tim A.
I think the Airstream tech gives very good advice. Having the inside skin firmly attached everywhere is not necessary for structural integrity of the trailer. In addition to perhaps putting a wrinkle in the skin, a highly stressed interior rivet will probably just pop out some time in the future when the trailer is being towed.
Tim
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Thanks Tim.
Repair is done. Short rivet worked on one hole but not the other. Hole had been enlarged and it wouldn’t hold the rivet… I’m already at 3/16.
Managed to get it to hold by going 5/8 grip range. Doesn’t seem extra tight so hoping it’ll be fine.
While I think the tech’s advice was very good, not convinced this was the issue here. I feel like the issue may be more the connection to the rib. I couldn’t see the rib from the hole as there was reflectix between the skin and rib. Did they use too short of a rivet given that extra layer? Or something like that. Perhaps case and point: the 5/8 seemed to work on the more curved edge which arguably would have the greater distance between rib and skin.
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