Pop Rivet Black Anodized

I have used these rivets several times when installing new seats in kayaks. They are a solid way to attach nylon pad eyes or other accessories. these rivets are a different rivet not commonly found in hardware stores. Note an installation suggestion; when installing these rivets, they are designed to for the stem to be snapped off after tightening, which they do. But I highly suggest to take a small file and lightly file the surface of the rivets as they tend to leave a small burr when broken off. Remember there is a lot of bare skin when kayaking.

I love the rubberized silicone sealant around the rivet head on these! It forms a perfect seal on pad eyes with tapered holes. These rivets pop easy and break clean. Cosmetically, they leave aluminum colored center around black anodized head (if you care).

pop rivets black anodized: The rivets are 3/16" but the mandrel (stem) is slightly smaller than regular 3/16" aluminum rivets. You may have to use on size smaller rivet gun tip. Also noted the mandrel has a tendency to get hung up inside rivet gun.

These pop rivets worked like a charm for what I needed to do...and the price was right. I did have an issue with the delivery of my package but that was taken care of by the order being re-sent immediately along with a small bonus for the issue...and the issue was not ACK's.....great product....great customer service....many thanks.

I used these rivets when replacing broken hardware on my kayak. They worked great using a standard rivet gun and had sealant on the head to make a leakproof repair.

These work great, much better than cheap ones on ebay don't be fooled by cheap imatations.

Excellant, worked perfect!

Very good price for the rivets, and work like a charm. Installed a rod holder, cleat, and paddle clip, and they all look like they came standard with the kayak!

High quality rivets. Not much else to say!

Really nice product

Part of the kayak package. Installed correctly and does the job.

Awesome rivet, they hold very very good and are easy to use, just make sure to watch the given video to completely understand how they are suppose to be used and installed. Thank you for the great product guys!

I liked these so much I ordered a whole mess of them to use on other projects where the material I was riveting to was soft or non-metallic. They are perfect for that purpose. I did run into the occasional rivet that would not snap off flush after the rivet gun let go but a couple bends with a pair of pliers usually does the trick. Sometimes you need to dress the leftover with a file to remove rough edges. For the small bit of trouble this causes these are still worth their weight in gold!

I have read all the reviews including ACK response. I have had no luck with installing these. Not a single one broke off, which was expected but as far as taping to the side to break remaining portion off does not work. I tried a hammer and everything. I will be trying Dremel as soon as i get attachment this week. I looked at the underside where i was installing these on hard plastic garbage can for practice and some had the full butterfly effect while others only did partially. Maybe this is user error, not sure if you are supposed to apply pressure or allow rivet gun to pop up? IN terms of ACK, this along with some other products as my first purchase from them and they are honestly one of the best vendors out there period. No more buying kak products from Amazon!

Good quality, have not seen the salt effect them yet.

Used to attach nylon padeyes. No problems, would definately recommend.

Product that is sold by a great company. I had heard that people were having issues with the rivets not break I off correctly, I have yet to have that issue.

I found these to hold tight and strong, great product. The reason people have an issue with the stem not breaking off clean at the top of the rivet is due to pulling too far. The stem is made to break off at the bottom of the jaw rolling on the stem (the part that has the little ribs for the jaws of the rivet gun to hold on to). If you pull enough times so that the part of the stem (mandrel) that no longer has any rolling is past the rivet head, that portion will stick out when you break off the spent mandrel. I chose to do this and just sliced it off with my dremel. I then put a smidge of marine sealant over the head of the rivet to ensure no leaks. Easy Peasy.

great product work perfect for my paddle holder

Best thing since sliced bread.

Used them to install 4 flush mount rod holders on 2 different occasions and they worked perfectly.

Easy to install, 3 pulls on rivet gun and done.

Great product! Rivets held great.

I have used these several times and they work well.

I have had the same results using a Stanley riveter as described by Jerry Lester. The rivets seem to work great once they are in there, but thus far not one has broken off properly. I use a dremel to remove and smooth the shaft that won't break off. I've also been putting a little clear silicone between the rivet and the hull. Don't know if that is overkill, but seems to work...

these work great!

Very good quality rivet. easy to use.

Does the job but sometimes the rivet breaks to expose the rivet shank. Other times it does not expose the shank end.

Worked great. I used them to install my flush mount rod holders. Mine broke off a little high and I had to file them down, but I suspect it was because of my rookie rivet installer status. I will buy again if needed.

Expensive but needed for kayak assesary installations.

These rivets were perfect for work on my kayak. I put carrying handles on with them and they worked great, easy, didn't waste a one doing the job and I had never used a rivet gun until this job.

Excellent product, good looks.

Each Rivet costs a little too mucho, but they seem of very good quality and strength. I was surprised to see that the center rod does not cut automatically with precision at the edge of the rivet when fixing it, for every rivet, so i need to go in and cut it manually and grind the remaining edge to a smooth surface. As for ACK, prime service, great doing business with you.

Was very happy with this product. I used a 3/16 drill bit and had to slightly wallow the hole out to maintain a tight fit and have been greatly happy using to mount circular RAM base on my Odyssey. Im happiest though with ACKs customer service. I had a order shipped and lost thru Fed Ex and ACK reshipped my order through UPS and I recieved it the next day. ACK is honestly one of the best customer service experiences I have ever experienced. Truly top notch.

Dont use a cheap rivet tool to install these. Needed to drill a larger hole than expected to insert the rivet as well. Great quality.

These are the only rivets you should use all others fail in comparison .

These rivets hold very tight for me.

I couldnt find these locally. Worked well in attaching a Scotty flush mount rod holder on my sit on top. Thanks for having them.

Love these special self sealing rivets! Nice quality. Would love to buy them in bulk though. I seem to go through them pretty quick.

the best!!

I like the rivets. I used these before and they worked fine, but I just ordered a cheek block for my mainsheet and these wont fit the holes in the block. They are too fat. So, I went with stainless hardware. Not a big deal, but I would have hoped that the rep at ACK might have asked if I was planning to use the rivets with the block...then he/she could have told me that they wont fit. Maybe that is too much to ask, but ACK is a great store, so I have high expections.

A rivet it a rivet, but these rivets have their own sealing material on the area that makes contact with your hull, which makes them superior to others Ive purchased. Theyre self sealing. This is what Ill be buying as I continue never ending to modify my yaks.

These are the ticket, and hold really well. As other reviewers have stated, it breaks off a little too long and needs to be snipped and filed down.

The Best!!! only issue is if you don't have the right rivet gun head pull it until you see the aluminum pull through barely then whack the steel pin so it'll break off... Works Great Though!!!

ACK is the best - Very fast shipping. They put customer device bace in customer service. Oh ya and the pop rivets are great also.

Super fast shipping. Could not belive that it arrived before some other items I was expecting that were ordered days before from another site. The product is great, except that it broke off a little too long after installing, so i had to grind of some at the end. It may have been caused by the gun or the product, either way it holds strong and looks great.

The rubber ring made the difference. Aproved!

I used these rivets to replace the torn handles on my Trident Prowler 13. They were easy to install with no extra work (cutting, grinding, etc.),they look "factory", and they held the weight of the kayak with no issues.

These rivets hold well and look great. I have also had the rivet ends get stuck in my gun because of the grooves along the shaft (which are meant for a better grip), but they are not too much trouble to push out.

Jerry Lester: The rivets with little rings on the stem like these are star rivets made for Ocean Kayaks. If you have the proper size rivet holder on your gun they work perfectly. The smoothe stem rivets (with no rings on the stem) often require you putting a small washer on the underside of the rivet before you pop the rivet to keep the rivet from ever pulling through. The second type of rivet(smoothe stem)are very common on many other kayak brands.

Great rivets!They have a little rubber ring under the rivet head to make a seal that many similar rivets don't have. As always ACK had the best price and best customer service. You will never find a better company to do business with. That is coming from someone who has made many orders with them over the years.

I'm sure these will hold well, but I had a lot of difficulty with them. Over 75% of them broke the stem off well above the rivet head. I had to snip off with dikes and file down. Like mentioned before, had to fight to pull the gun off the stem. A brand new rivet gun, too. Works, but with effort.

I opted to attach nylon pad eyes to my old Perception Keowee 2 kayak with pop rivets rather than deck screws and nuts. They look great, and I don't have to be concerned with the accidental loss of a nut. Austin Canoe & Kayak has excellent, low-priced hardware and gear for the upgrading of any kayak, and their service cannot be outdone. I am well-pleased, indeed.

These are the "star" rivets and they hold very well. I use them on most of installs and I've yet to ever have one pull through. Order a bunch they are great to have whenever you decide to install something new on your kayak.

These rivets have a spiral stem which my rivet gun failed to release after setting the rivet. Really aggravating. I found that if I forced another one in the gun and set it the previous one would be driven out.

What can I say, they are rivets. But being black they look good in the black fishing pole holders.

Just needed a couple of rivets of this size despite fact that I have hundreds of smaller ones in workshop. Very convenient for mounting items on kayak. Also like that they are anodized black.

Dont hold up, do yourself a favor and get some stainless steel bolts and lock nuts instead. The rivets pulled out after just a few times loading and unloading my yak. If you have to use rivets try to find some of higher quality.

No problem at all installing my deck eyes, great price.

worked great installing side handles on an old HOBIE - no problem with breaking off too high. Everyone was perfectly flush and held strong. A +

worked great installing side handles on an old HOBIE - no problem with breaking off too high. Everyone was perfectly flush and held strong. A +

work perfect

Holds my deck eyes in just fine.

work great, just have the right bit

The only improvement this product could use is for it to be self sealing to be leak proof.

Best price and service in town.

Pop Rivets worked great!

This was a first time for me to fit new handles on my 8 yr old son's kayak.that I had bought used as well as some other straps. worked a dream except 50 % broke off too high.. nothing a hacksaw and file couldn't sort out... Thanks I was really pleased with the result !! Need to order some more now to add some extras to my canoe !!

The only problem I had with them is they were breaking off with the stem still sticking out 1/4" inch, cut with a hacksaw and moved on. For the strength and durability they are awesome, very easy and quick to attach anything with them.

Nice factory look when using these rivets, when they brake off clean and flush. On most applications its not that big of a deal since you can snip and grind it flush. However, mine broke off between the teeth of a cleat. Not the easiest place to get tools into. Other than that minor inconvenience these rivets work great and hold strong. Perfect for when getting a nut inside is just not possible.

Hello everyone, it's Rudy I just bought more of these rivets from ACK and a lot more items. These rivets expand as you start to compress them. I used them for mounting my ram ball and carry handles , works great! Highly recommended buying a handful.

Rivets are outstanding, always have some on hand. Rivet studs broke off flush for me.

excellent device

These rivets work great for attaching hardware to sit on top kayaks where blind fasteners are required. They give a factor look to the installation.

Used these for the Scotty flush mount. Came out great.

works great better than the regular rivets holds tight.

Awesome!!! Thanks ACK!

I like these Rivets will have to order more.

Installed using Arrow Professional Grade Twister Rivet Tool from Lowe's. Used on ACK nylon folding paddle clips, nylon pad eye, and ram rod revolution rod holder. Just added a dab of silicone and it makes for a nice and clean watertight mount.

Makes a clean neat mount

great pop rivet it actually has some sealant on the inside of the flat part, making it waterproof as it is installed, very nice indeed. be advised the price is for each rivet not a dozen or group be sure to order enough.

Good product, worked great for installing my kayak handles. Should have included instructions on drill size. (called and they gave me the size)Kind of pricey per rivet. May have to saw or file down excess rivet stud flush.

Protruding studs on each rivet after cutting. I had to either saw the excess off with a hacksaw or punch it through, which leaves an opening in the hull. They seem secure, and I like the fact that they have a seal built in, but I'm not pleased overall. It may be that they work better with some rivet guns than others. I used the brand they sell at home depot.

Look close. You only get one pop rivet! Not all the ones in the picture. Wish that I would of read closer. I needed 6 of them. Now I have to pay more for shipping than costs more than what I'm ordering.

Same problem, rivet breaks off leaving protruding stub, but rivet is secure. Cut shaft flush with Dremel wheel and touched up with black permanent marker.

I got a few of these to install rod holders on my kayak.They are nice because they are black and have a little bit of rubber sealant to make it waterproof. A few of them broke off too high but I just used a hammer to knock the pin down and they still hold tight.

These are the best rivets for any kayak accessories. I bought 20 rivets, for installing flush mounted rod holders on my OK Scrambler 11. I recieved and email and I off handely mentioned that some of the rivets received were oxidized and that I was really happy with the quick delivery service they provided. Could you believe that ACK sent me 10 new rivets automatically? I am so impressed with the ACK's customer service, I have recommended them to all my kayak buddies and if ever I need any additional accessories I will use ACK.

The rivets are of good quality but my rivet gun doesn't cut the shaft close enough to the surface. Cutting off the excess with side-cutters left a rough end that I had to file down.

These pop rivets were easy to install and really hold well.

These pop rivets are the best, and IMHO the only way to go when mounting accessories to your yak!

If you need pop rivets for your boat or in my case a kayak, these are the ones you are looking for. they have a little rubber gasket that helps with keeping water out. I give them an A+

Good product, but some didn't snap off right.

These are the rivets to get if you are mounting accessories to your kayak and cannot get to the back side for a nut placement.

They work but the price seems too high!

These rivets are the best. I have been buying these from Austin Kayak for the past couple of years. I have never had a problem with the quality. If you need to attach something to your kayak with a rivet, these should be your only choice.

Good seal, but have to make sure you keep rivet gun VERY tight to surface. Just a couple broke off long, but they were easy to snap off.

Tough to find at local kayak shops so I had to resort to hardware stores before I found these at Austin Kayak. Great product.

Local kayak shops here either want to charge a bundle, or they're out of stock, or they offer the wrong kind of rivet. These work great and don't slip in your rivet gun (leaving excess to grind off). They snip clean and flush & seat very well in pad eyes & similar accessories. Thanks ACK!

Good product. Attached my zig zag anchor point with these.

Great rivet. Easy to install and durable.

I love these rivets, they are the absolute best for installing any kayak accessories.

Good quality. Breaks cleanly as they are suppose to do. Buy yourself some black paint and a little paint brush and touch up the center and whatever you are attaching looks very clean.

Great rivets, once my gun was dialed-in. 100% flush and tight on a variety of thicknesses.

One of the best rivets I ever used. They consistently break off nice and flush with the rivet head for a clean install!

Have had no problems with these rivets. All have snapped off flush for me and held firmly in place. Have already purchased more. Painted centers with black touch up paint to cover center pin.

I like the tri-grip, but wish they would break off flush. I used only 2 to mount an eyelet and both snapped of with part of the pin extruded above the eyelet. Had to cut and file down to flush.

These are good rivets. Most of the time, they break off flush. I bought 60 of these to install hatches, pad eyes and deck rigging on 3 new kayaks, and all but a few snapped off flush. The ones that didn't snapped off about 1/8 of an inch too high and had to be ground down with my dremel. However, those were in tight too. The only thing these don't have is a built in washer. Some others I bought had that.

These were ordered and received the next day. They were the exact product that I needed and worked well- good quality.

These rivets are pretty good but make sure your rivet gun snaps off flush. Buy a few extra, sometimes they don't snug up properly

The rivets are great! Do not try to save money and buy rivets at a hardware store. If you need to secure something to your kayak, these rivets are the only way to go

DON'T EVER USE HARDWARE STORE RIVETS ON YOUR KAYAK, EVEN IF YOU BACK THEM UP WITH WASHERS. ALSO, THERE ARE MANY CHEAP VERSIONS OF THESE "KAYAK" RIVETS. THE CHEAP ONES BREAK OFF ABOUT 1/4" ABOVE THE SURFACE AND LEAVE A SHARP STUB STICKING OUT = ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION TIME!! THESE ACK RIVETS ARE PERFECT FOR ANY KAYAK INSTALLATION ALTHOUGH I WOULD GO TO WELL NUTS FOR HEAVY DUTY STUFF LIKE SIDE CARRY HANDLES, ETC.

These rivets are called tri-grip or tri-fold and provide three flattened legs when installed, providing a much more secure hold than standard rivets which will pull through the plastic body of a kayak after a little usage, especially with side mount carry handles. The tri-grips are a little more expensive, but well worth it for the added strength they provide. Superior product.