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Flush Pulled Rivets and Polished Aluminum

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AlanG

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Bristow, VA
I am in the planning stages of building a Thatcher CX5, to be finished "in the bright" as it were. The design calls for pulled rivets and I really like the look of dimpled rivets, which would also be more compatible with the act of polishing the sheet aluminum than would a simpler set of "proud" rivet heads. My question is this: The act of polishing the aluminum will end up filling the mandrel holes with black polishing detritus. I don't want a polka dot airplane. So, is there a material that can be used to fill the mandrel holes and which can also more or less blend in with the polished aluminum sheeting?

Alan
 
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