Roof iron restoration

[Flathead37]

Getting ready to send out a set of 33 Cabriolet roof irons for chrome.
I'm looking for information on how to rivet them back together.
Is there anyone selling rivet kits?

 

[DavidG]

I am unaware of any rivet kits being available. Our experience has been that they have to be custom made of stainless steel, especially given the variety of shapes and lengths required.

 

[swoopNZ]

Wescotts might be able to help.

 

[Viv W]

If you are stripping them down into pieces for chroming, make sure you take LOTS of detailed pictures of each joint before you strip them. A picture from every angle is worth a thousand words when you come to put them back together. As David rightly says, not every joint has the same length of rivets, some joints will have a washer in them, others may have a fat spacer.
Viv.

 

[V8ER]

Some chrome platers, including QualKrom in Erie, PA, will disassemble, plate and rerivet top irons.