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Plastic rivet head cover thingys.....
Jon Ison - 6/1/07 at 08:03 PM

Cant find a supplier.....

Many moons ago I was given a handful of yellow plastic caps that cover/snap onto rivet heads, they where in a cabinet at IFS and when I asked about them, he said take them we don't stock them they where put in there by a rep. Been back no one remembers which company rep put them in there.

Anyhow I have took the bull by the horns and decided too replace one of the side panels due too accident damage, would like too get hold of some of these plastic caps or maybe green rivets, I can fine black and white ones but not green.

Any ideas chaps ?


Jon Ison - 6/1/07 at 08:09 PM

Here is a poor pic I have just taken too maybe give you an idea what I am trying too describe.

Tried with flash but it just whites out the photo. Rescued attachment rivet.JPG
Rescued attachment rivet.JPG


macnab - 6/1/07 at 08:19 PM

what the hell is that?


gulf zxr - 6/1/07 at 08:34 PM

I can get metal inserts that you tap into a rivet head - if thats any good. I'll try to find one and post a picture.


Jon Ison - 6/1/07 at 09:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gulf zxr
I can get metal inserts that you tap into a rivet head - if thats any good. I'll try to find one and post a picture.


cheers, appreciate it.


Jon Ison - 6/1/07 at 09:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by macnab
what the hell is that?


This.


Found an old pic. The yellow rivet covers but in green is what I'm after. Rescued attachment cow_shit.jpg
Rescued attachment cow_shit.jpg


givemethebighammer - 6/1/07 at 10:41 PM

maybe something from these people ?

http://www.pro-dec.com/


macnab - 6/1/07 at 11:06 PM

that's better.

hmm, never seen them before. Use to seeing the rivets. I am going to do the rivets along the outside of the panels and just fill the little hole with a dab off filler.

but those look fine, quite racey.


RazMan - 7/1/07 at 09:37 AM

I've seen the type of push in covers for flat pack furniture screws (like in the link above) but not anything small enough for rivet heads - they must be really tiny.


iank - 7/1/07 at 10:11 AM

Found a (uk) distributor for two options. Not too many details, but the picture shows green

Caps
http://www.prifast.co.uk/caps.htm

Painted Rivets
http://www.prifast.co.uk/coloured.htm


Jon Ison - 7/1/07 at 12:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by iank
Found a (uk) distributor for two options. Not too many details, but the picture shows green

Caps
http://www.prifast.co.uk/caps.htm

Painted Rivets
http://www.prifast.co.uk/coloured.htm



Cheers, they may just be what I'm after, your a star.


RazMan - 12/2/08 at 02:17 PM

The nylon caps that primary fasteners here look quite nifty but I would think that the nylon might make the joint a bit loose after a while as it settles down.