In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Sla#s wrote:
The best way to remove (non-countersunk) pop rivets (Tucker pops) is
to use a single sided chisel* to remove the head and then punch the
body through. There is a bit of a knack to giving the head exactly
the right tap to remove it cleanly .

And more of a knack avoiding damage to the part the rivet is holding
on?

I've removed hundreds of these things using the same size drill needed
for the clearance hole. And never had a problem.

If the bit thats held on is to be replaced, then knock off is fast and
effective..

Might be if doing thousands all at once. On things like trunking etc where
a scratch doesn't matter. But on a car most of the time a drill is the
answer.

I HAVE had problems drilling..the bloody rived catches on te drill and
spins round and scratches..

So no different from chiselling?

Horses for courses I reckon,.

I still prefer the drill method. It's only likely to spin just before the
rivet breaks in most cases where it does spin and moving the drill off
'vertical' slightly usually stops it. But you do need the correct size
drill.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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