For those that used the Quickbuild option, if you do an honest, close comparison of the factory set flush rivets with rivets that you set yourself, dont you find that the factory ones look superior overall? There's nothing really wrong with mine - but they generally are just not as perfectly flush as the factory ones. I did a quick look around the airport at other RVs and it seems to be the case for others as well.
Im having my -7A painted now, and man, the paint goes over those factory rivets on the wing really nicely. You can still see that the rivet is there, but the paint perfectly bridges the skin-to-rivet contact. Not always the case for the rivets I set, although again, its acceptable, and seems to be similar to most other RVs I see.
I know that the factory guys have set far more rivets than I ever will, but can someone quantify the reasons why theirs are so darn consistently perfect? I think I would have a very hard time matching their quality no matter how careful I was.
erich
Im having my -7A painted now, and man, the paint goes over those factory rivets on the wing really nicely. You can still see that the rivet is there, but the paint perfectly bridges the skin-to-rivet contact. Not always the case for the rivets I set, although again, its acceptable, and seems to be similar to most other RVs I see.
I know that the factory guys have set far more rivets than I ever will, but can someone quantify the reasons why theirs are so darn consistently perfect? I think I would have a very hard time matching their quality no matter how careful I was.
erich