Paul Keltner Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Does anyone know how to rust the rivet to use on a BuzzBait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fat1s Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 put them in a cup or plate with some bleach... the steel rivets work best, not sure about the aluminum rivets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasbass1 Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 You can use mercuric acid as well or drain cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Just a question for my own use. What is the purpose of rusting rivets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overkill Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 It makes them squeal on the wire shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 send them to me on a buzzbait and ill fish them in the salt, theyll rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 If you are going for a chemically aided squeak then bleach or even tap water can be used to corrode aluminum rivets if you let them soak for a couple of days or let a few rivets sit in the saline solution for contact lens. I like muriatic acid for steel or copper rivets. Gold blades and corroded copper rivets make a hell of a racket. For a mechanically aided squeal the easiest is just to crimp the rivet so it does not spin or over-sized holes on the blade will produce much more squeak as will filing a couple of grooves in the rivet face or rough up the rivet face and the back of the blade where it makes contact with the rivet. Hope it helps, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Keltner Posted March 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 thanks guys for all the suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
