That riveted look

[Shedendman]

I came across something the other day i liked the look of,ie this

My questions were,how to get those rivets in without damage to the panels,also what could be used,closest i could find were these

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Now i know these are for fixing name/data plates to castings ect,so i guess a good whack with a hammer is needed there,but what about body panels,dont want to be bashing the hell out of them in this situ
Yes,theres quite a lot of them,so thats a lot of bashing(wondering how he did it without denting the panels
Your thoughts please,or,if you have any other methods,this is just an idea,nothing set in stone.............................................yet

 

[Richiew]

They aren't just the heads glued on are they?

 

[Shedendman]

They aren't just the heads glued on are they?

Thought of that,but if you look closely you can see what looks like hammer marks on the heads

 

[500e]

Have seen a car that required solid rivets the the guy used domed pop rivets then filled the head with alloy filler & polished, they looked ok at a distance.
Would think those scroll rivets would work out of thin panels, hell of a lot of work for solids & buck

 

[Shedendman]

Have seen a car that required solid rivets the the guy used domed pop rivets then filled the head with alloy filler & polished, they looked ok at a distance.
Would think those scroll rivets would work out of thin panels, hell of a lot of work for solids & buck

Also,those need a pilot hole,so lots of holes to be drilled

 

[Richiew]

Well my thinking is the patina is fake so why stop there?

 

[Shedendman]

Well my thinking is the patina is fake so why stop there?

I'm on the fence with the patina side of it,its more that solid rivet look ATM,but who knows

 

[wyn]

They're probably plastic just glued on . Maybe made on a 3D printer.

The "Hammer marks" look exactly the same on each one and nothing like if they were actually hit with a hammer.

 

[DanZac]

I don't know what they are but I don't think that he's used a standard solid rivet. The heads are all wrong for solid rivets, they've got flat faces which would get damaged during the installation.

Your guess at some sort of Hammer fixing or maybe a non removable security screw would be more likely.

I'd guess that your best option to recreate the look with minimal damage might be a blind rivet with a bit of fettling to fill the mandrel hole as per @500e suggestion.

 

[Bullet2012]

It’s different, obviously in an Asian country, wonder what one ?

 

[roofman]

good look that, patina included

 

[waddycall]

They absolutely have to be glued on

 

[Shedendman]

Came across this

Looks cool,if you can get to the other side

 

[keithski122]

They also managed to get plastic rusty!

 

[a111r]

They look like stuff my daughter would have, stick on rhinestone gems.

 

[Richiew]

If the rivets were real, the owner might have used them to attach his headlight protector bars to the bodywork, but he hasn't

 

[Shedendman]

It’s different, obviously in an Asian country, wonder what one ?

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Japan,i think

 

[500e]

Japan

 

[wyn]

The rust is likely to be the same as the rust on this fibreglass body.......painted on.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Most likely holes drilled and simple plastic rivets similar to these pushed in.......