I have for sale a number of tiny aluminum rivets size 3/32" diameter x 1/4" long for use with repair or customization of sheet metal cars or other stuff. Selling in packs of 10 rivets, buy exactly the number of packs you need. I needed some for my own use and my best option was to buy a quantity of them, see pic #6. I had previously used #2 sheet metal screws for such tasks and when installed these rivets look much nicer. I'll gradually replace all of my #2 screw installations where possible.

Installation ...

o Please note that pics #2 thru #8 are actually of a 1/16" rivet. I reused my pics from my listing of those rivets. The usage of a 3/32" rivet is exactly the same.

o See pic #2. Drill a hole in the sheet metal to be riveted and insert a rivet. A rivet is 3/32" diameter (precisely) and it's a tight fit into a 3/32" (0.094") hole. A number 41 drill (0.096") is recommended.

o See pic #3. Cut off the excess rivet leaving about 3/32" showing. Diagonal cutting pliers (dykes) work nicely for this. The aluminum is soft and very easy to cut.

o See pics #4 & #5. Peen the cut-off end of the rivet with a flat face hammer. I use a small jeweler's 2 ounce ball peen hammer which is more than enough. Don't get carried away with your 20 ounce framing hammer. The aluminum is soft, very easy to peen, and will form a nice round and flat head.

I have found these tiny rivets to be quite useful. For example, see pics #7 & #8. This is a Marx truck power pickup attachment and its fiberboard insulating / mounting panel was badly bowed upwards, making the attachment non-operational. I drilled 2 holes into it and installed these rivets, restoring the panel back to flat and the attachment to operational. Could have used very small sheet metal screws, but these rivets worked so much better.