Re: [SilverStreak] SS Gold Trim Question

[<waymark1@xxxxxxxx>]

I've seen gold colored rivets for sale but don't recall where. Seems like a 
Harbor Freight assortment of colored rivets.
Go to a fastener jobber instead of a hardware store if you can't get them at 
the ironmonger's.
"...do you need to run a
> bead of silicone on the new screw?"
Wouldn't hurt to put sealing putty on, but the belt rail is so low that any 
water weepage won't go into the interior. After all, the original pop rivets 
weren't sealed either, at least not on my '79.
Al

-- "Tom Patterson" <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

You know - I don't have a Silver Streak, but rather several Streamlines, so am 
making my judgements based upon the Streamlines.

I don't really believe that the original Silver Streaks came with the gold trim 
held in place with screws.  The Streamline certainly are not.

What I think, is that the factory originally used pop rivets.  Streamline did.  
They were not bucked rivets, but the regular small pop rivet with the hole in the 
center where the stem was pulled through.  The only difference is that they are a 
gold colored rivet.

I do have a small supply of gold pop rivets myself, that I was given at one time, 
but have never seen this color for sale.  That would not prevent anyone from painting 
the rivets gold however.

-Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Casey" <tjcasey52@hotmail.com>
To: <sslist@tompatterson.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:43 AM
Subject: RE: [SilverStreak] SS Gold Trim Question


>I replaced mine one at a time with stainless screws, looks great and seem 
to be fine. Tom

> From: spudrocker@q.com
> To: sslist@tompatterson.com
> Subject:
> [SilverStreak] SS Gold Trim Question
> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:47:07 +0000
>
>
> The SS Gold Trim that runs around the lower portion of trailer, The screws that 
> hold it on after time get rusted and look like a rusty screw basically.
>
> Has anyone here ever backed out their screws and replaced them with a new stainless 
> screw or any type of newer screw that looks better than the rusted looking ones?
> If so, are there any issues with sealing? do you need to run a
> bead of silicone on the new screw?