[Shop-talk] Leaky rivets

[John Miller]

Karl Vacek wrote:
> I worry about cyanoacrylates (crazy glue) as being too brittle - are 
> some grades more flexible ?

I'd tend to agree.

> Someone on the MG T-Series list suggested green Loctite 290 - I think 
> that's the one for already-assembled fasteners.  Anyone ever use that as 
> a sealant ??

It sounds like the best alternative, but I'd doubt that anything's going 
to work unless and until the area around the hole, the shank, and the 
head are clean.

John.