Very doable. Make sure you are using the proper technique; do not drill through the whole rivet, only the head. Use a proper punch to gently pry/snap off the head. The rivet should fall right out, once the head is off. If it doesn't, move on. When the skin is finally off, you can clean up the ribs.rv72004 said:Is it possible or improbable to remove [derivet] a whole wing skin without damaging / enlarging the holes in the ribs ???
Or will I end up with a bunch of oops rivets ?
EJ
JonJay said:Very doable.
I must ask why your would do this though.
thallock said:So, the concensus is that this can be done, if you are careful. The real question is why? Come on, EJ, we all want to know. This is like a support group. You know, hello, my name is Tracy, and I punched holes in my wing skin with the C-Frame (actually, I dd it to my tanks, ouch!). So, EJ, what's your story?
Cheers,
Tracy.
Don't use oops rivets, the small head can pull through. If you need to upsize the hole to 30, then dimple the hole with a pop-rivet dimpler and put the larger rivet in. Not a big deal.rv72004 said:...will I end up with a bunch of oops rivets ?
EJ