Sealing top rivets

[Ron Shannon]

A local paint specialist recommended filling the rivets on the top
surfaces with something like Hysol (http://tinyurl.com/sy4xs) before
painting them, to help preclude moisture collecting in the tops of the
pulled rivets. We are on the Pacific coast here, where salty fog and
other ocean moisture regularly moves inland off the water, but
obviously, filling thousands of rivets on the top surfaces would be a
lot of work.

Does anyone else have experience doing this? Pros and cons, thoughts and
opinions?

Ron
254R
http://n254mr.com



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[Ralph Baker]

We have used Super Fill in all of our exposed rivets applied with a popsicle stick. Light, and easy to sand smooth. You do have to be careful to get it well down in the hole. Quite laborious but looks good and would do it again. Still under construction so no actual operating experience.
Ralph Baker



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