Galvanized Body Capping & Riveting

[Skeeball]

Momo and Disco2hse advise is spot-on

I have done this twice using the correct Hammer rivets which are available in bulk from McMaster-Carr. For the visible body cappings use aluminum hammer rivets you will need a bucking bar and a cheap air hammer gun its not hard to install them correctly where the fixings are non-visible use aluminum rivets with aluminum mandrels.

Have the body cappings hot dipped
Easily...hit any heavily rusted/pitted areas with a grinder or sand paper easy does it any excess old paint or finish will be removed when the parts are re-dipped as they get an acid bath first.

[NRutterbush]

Have you considered walnut-shell blasting? Crushed Walnut shells are commonly used as an abrasive blasting media to strip and polish aluminum and other soft metals. I haven't tried it, but I would bet that you could do it in place on the truck, remove the paint, and leave behind nice, freshly exposed zinc surface that could re-oxidize to a pretty fresh looking galvanic coating.

Has anyone else tried this? I intend to soon, but it might be good to have some experienced advice.

[ducttape]

if you do shot peen, don't forget Merco Tape! http://mercotape.com/fliers/ShotPeen.pdf Proud sponsor of Team Italian Job and He-Man Racing.

One would think there must be SOME Rover out there that could use my duct tape to hold it together, rather than as a masking.