How to Replace the Rivets in a Clipboard

ID: 190534

Description: If one or more of the rivets in a clipboard...

Steps:

1. Use masking tape to secure the clipboard on a hard, flat surface.

2. Wedge a screwdriver head under the rivets that need to be replaced.
3. Use a hammer to tap down on the handle of the screwdriver and pop the rivet heads upward and off the rivet backs.
4. Caution: Make sure to angle the hammer away from your fingers to avoid injury.

5. If necessary, use pliers to remove tricky rivet heads.

6. Remove the tape from the clipboard.
7. Pull the backs of the old rivets from the cutout holes in the clipboard.
8. Set aside the old rivet pieces and the detached metal clip.

9. Place the metal clip on the board, aligning its cutout holes with those in the board.
10. Thread the new rivet backs through the cutout holes in the wooden board and those in the metal clip.

11. Use masking tape to secure the clipboard on a flat surface.

12. Align the new rivet heads with the rivet backs.
13. Gently push the rivet heads into the rivet backs to temporarily secure them in place.

14. Place a marker or pad over the rivet heads to protect them and the clipboard while hammering.
15. Hammer the rivet heads into the rivet backs to secure the metal clip to the board.
16. Make sure to hold the cylindrical tool at a distance from the hammer to avoid injury.

17. Remove the tape and check that the rivets have securely fastened the metal clip.
18. If the metal clip is still loose, repeat steps 6-8 until it sits securely against the board.