MS20470AD4 Rivets... silver OK?

[IowaRV9Dreamer]

I'm getting ready to build my pushrods and I noticed that I don't have enough -12 rivets. I cleverly also noticed that lots of people are using -11 (or cutting to that size) so I placed an order from Wicks for -9, -10, -11, and -12 length rivets.

What I got was MS20470AD4 rivets, which I think are the same as AN470AD4 (someone check me on this?). The odd thing is that the -9 and -12 rivets are the normal rivet color, the -10's are a bit lighter, but the -11 rivets are completely silver - the color of bare aluminum. My first thought is that there were soft aluminum, not anodized at all.

Has anyone else seen silver rivets before? Could they be "clear anodized"?

I just want to make sure they are OK because I plan to use them to hold on the aileron pushrods, which seem somewhat important...

[az_gila]

Silver is OK and within the specifications...

Make sure that they are the "AD" type and have a dimple in the center of the manufactured head. This ensures that they are not the soft rivets you mention above.

gil A