Riveting was actually rather fun, other than the noise, and some numbness of hands and arms for a while after the hammering ceased. 146 subscribers 579 views 1 year ago Shows an in-depth process of how to use a rivet removal tool, patch prep, sealants, cleco use and last but not least bucking rivets. Since it requires the inner walls be removed, this is also the only chance we’ll have to make any repairs this way. This is the best way to install any rivets in the outer trailer shell that need to be waterproof, due to the way they mushroom out behind the two pieces being riveted together to create a better seal. The bucking bar is held – usually by a second person – inside the trailer, to provide resistance to hammer the rivet into. Available in Brazier, Modified brazier and Universal head styles. It’s hammered against a steel block, called a bucking bar, so the backside of the rivet flattens and spreads out. Solid aluminum buck rivets for truck body and trailer panel replacement.
When buck riveting, you pneumatically hammer on the head of the rivet with a rivet gun. There are additional instructions from Vintage Trailer Supply here. Here’s a post from Airstream with lots of interesting facts about the history of rivets and how they work. Blind rivets (or “pop” rivets) are used when access to the joint is limited to only one side, such as when installing the interior walls, or attaching things to the walls. In this case, we’re buck riveting the aluminum exterior patches, which requires access to the back side of the wall and rivets themselves.
An existing aluminum panel (that we drilled rivets out of to do frame welding repairs) being held in place by clecos until it’s ready to be buck riveted back on
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