Re: rivets, tonneau cleaner, snaps???

["Victor B. Michael" <vmichael@enteract.com>]

Toni Thorn wrote:
> 
> Three Spitfire quickies:
> 
> 1. Where do you buy a hand rivet gun that will *fit* the snaps for
> tonneaus, etc?  (No, the one in the Moss catalog won't, according to the
> person on their 'phone line yesterday!)  Makes you wonder why they have it
> on that page!!!

I've successfully used the tip of a spark plug placed between the rivet
and the tip of the gun on the shank. It fits perfectly inside the inset
of the snap.

    |  |                  /
--- | |---   /--------   |
    | |  |==|        |===|
--- | |---   \--------   |
    |  |                  \

|    |           |         |
|    |           |         +- Rivet gun head
|    |           + Spark Plug tip
|    + snap
+ Rivet

Hope this is what you're talking about.

Vic