Spice Rack Removal

[Bartowski]

Hello! First post for me so I will keep it simple! Just had my 1977 24' Argosy twin bed dropped off at my house, and couldn't be more excited. Plenty to do, but she's in great shape. Starting small - the spice rack over the stove with the rolling door needs some TLC and a new paint job. Can I just drill out the rivets to remove, and re-rivet to reinstall? I have played with other campers before, but the Argosy/Airstream construction is new to me. Any suggestions are appreciated!

[Bartowski]

Originally Posted by Bartowski

Hello! First post for me so I will keep it simple! Just had my 1977 24' Argosy twin bed dropped off at my house, and couldn't be more excited. Plenty to do, but she's in great shape. Starting small - the spice rack over the stove with the rolling door needs some TLC and a new paint job. Can I just drill out the rivets to remove, and re-rivet to reinstall? I have played with other campers before, but the Argosy/Airstream construction is new to me. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Following back up with this one, still looking for some help - starting my restoration on this great trailer! Just need to know if anyone has removed items like this from Aitstream/ Argosy - can we just drill out the rivets and reinstall with new ones once I paint / repair? Thanks everyone!!

[Oft91]

Originally Posted by Bartowski

Following back up with this one, still looking for some help - starting my restoration on this great trailer! Just need to know if anyone has removed items like this from Aitstream/ Argosy - can we just drill out the rivets and reinstall with new ones once I paint / repair? Thanks everyone!!Attachment 286939

How did the spice rack repair go, I'm looking to remove my spice rack in a 78 argosy 30. Did drilling the rivets cause the aluminum panel to come lose from the ribs or are they there soulfuly for the spice rack?

[A W Warn]

I had a spice rack similar to that one in one of my prior 1970's Airstream Excella trailers. The plastic side rail was cracked, so I removed it. I drilled out the rivets and it came right off.

The wall panels were installed prior to the spice rack, so the wall rivets should be beneath the spice rack.
I do not remember the wall panels getting looser, however I immediately filled in the holes with new rivets since I did not plan to reinstall the spice rack.

[featherbedder]

I installed spice

rack in my 76 AS. the rivets only go into walls, ribs are not involved.