Slowly move the grinder as it cuts through the metal rivet until you remove the exposed head.
How to remove sheet metal rivets.
Bring the grinder wheel up to speed and slowly move it into a position parallel with the surface until you make contact with the head of the rivet.
Three ways to remove the rivets.
If leather is being fastened with a rivet make sure that the rivet is made of aluminum copper or brass as the moisture in leather can cause steel rivets to rust.
This article and video will show you how to remove rivets and replace them with a simpler fastener gutter screws.
Rivets are permanent fasteners often used to pin together gutters straps and other pieces of thin gauge metal around houses.
The original rivet head is called the factory head and the secondary head made after popping the rivet is called the shop head or the buck tail.
These techniques will help you get them out cleanly with or without a drill.
Start the wheel and place the grinder against the head of the rivet.
Remove rivets the ubiquitous metal bolts are designed for permanence but sometimes they ve simply got to go.
The type of metal used in the rivet you choose is important and should be matched to the sheet metal being joined whenever possible.