Any problem with this?

LAMPSguy · #1 02-03-2013, 06:45 AM

I just finished my inventory and came upon a bag of rivets that looked like the dark one in my hand. The "normal" one is for comparison. Anyone know what, if anything, is wrong with this?

tkatc · #2 02-03-2013, 07:36 AM

Not sure the reason for the discoloration but I have come across those in my kit. It has been my experience that those darker rivets set just like the lighter ones.

rzbill · #3 02-03-2013, 07:47 AM

Anodization (*Edit* Oops, Alodine for non suffixed rivets) spec is loose enough to allow wide color range.

You should find that you have enough rivets to build a couple of planes. If I didn't like the looks of a rivet, for any reason..even my mood

, it got flung.

rv7charlie · #4 02-03-2013, 07:52 AM

The gold one looks like alodine. If so, they both may be alodined; you can get alodine in clear and various tints. FWIW, my kit (started in 2002) had almost all its rivets in the gold tint.

Charlie

LAMPSguy · #5 02-03-2013, 10:23 AM

That dark rivet was the only type that color. All rivets included with the wings were the lighter gold color. The dark one is a 426AD4-4 and the whole bag was like that.

az_gila · #6 02-03-2013, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LAMPSguy

That dark rivet was the only type that color. All rivets included with the wings were the lighter gold color. The dark one is a 426AD4-4 and the whole bag was like that.

Does it clean up with acetone or similar?