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Originally Posted by Canadian_JOY
Ummm... Don't want to sound like too much of a dissenter, but there are pulled rivets which are designed specifically to be water-tight with respect to their cores. These are the ones used on the floatbuilding kits from Murphy aircraft. I don't recall their actual part number or manufacturer, but Murphy would be able to tell you. If they're good enough for aircraft floats then they're pretty water-tight. The actual rivet-to-skin water-tightness will always be subject to the same quality of workmanship constraints associated with driven rivets. So if you want it really water-tight, a little dip in PRC sealant before inserting the rivet into its hole works pretty well as an insurance policy.
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I think the question was about the pulled rivets used in the RV-12 kit. I don't think these are the same rivets you're talking about.
You can seal any pulled rivets with pro-seal. The fuel tanks on my bi-plane are built exclusively with pulled rivets, but it takes extra care to seal each one.
Yes, there are "sealed" pulled rivets like the ones used in the fuel tank baffles on other RV kits, but these are not typical.
You can seal any pulled rivet with pro-seal. The fuel tanks on my bi-plane are built exclusively with pulled rivets, but it takes extra care to seal each one.