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[VAL] alternative to shaved rivets?



Here's an Olympic rivet question: I need to replace a window in our '79 
@ 31'. I've found the bulb type rivets on rivets plus.com, but the 
shaver sells for lots o' money- and I'm not interested in making that 
big of an investment for such a small project. So my question is- are 
shaved rivets superior to unshaved ones in any way, or is it purely 
aesthetics? Can anyone recommend a rivet that will function well and 
look reasonably similar to existing?

Thanks for all the help I've gotten in the past and will undoubtedly 
get in the future! we are approaching completion of our trailer update 
and will post pictures soon.

Chris Koehn
VA member, and WBCCI 8638