replacing the drip cap over the door

[gihuff]

Scamp 5th wheel. What is the rivets gripping on the backside? Acorn nuts?
Do I need to pull away the "rat fur" to see them? Is the rat fur glued around all the windows if I have to pull the windows for new Butyl tape?

thx, John (Great place to learn about Scamps!)

[Francesca Knowles]

Scamp uses "blind" rivets- nothin' back there but more rivet! To remove, just drill out the center, usually a 1/8 bit will do it.
Tip:
If you've never used a blind riveter, Youtube has lots of vids on the subject.

Francesca

[Donna D.]

Yep, just drill out, a piece will fall to the back between the shell and reflectix where it stays for forever.

[gihuff]

Can the rivets be bought at hardware store or are they an unusual length
and only through Scamp?

[gihuff]

Oh and where have I seen acorn nuts holding the backside of the rivet?
Are all the rivets (windows etc) I see...blind rivets on the Scamp?

[Donna D.]

I buy the aluminum rivets I need at True Value Hardware... local source. Maybe this will help you? http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...ist-52225.html

[Roy in TO]

John,
The rivets with the acorn nuts are the same type of blind rivet. The Acorn nut is there for either esthetics or strength (i.e. in stead of a backing washer)

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by gihuff

Oh and where have I seen acorn nuts holding the backside of the rivet?
Are all the rivets (windows etc) I see...blind rivets on the Scamp?

Scamp uses acorns on the inside on cabinets but curtains rods, water, electrical fittings etc are all blind rivets.