Colored blind rivets – visually appealing with additional corrosion protection.

GESIPA blind rivets are also available in colored versions for visually appealing connections of colored components. To ensure optimal durability, the hollow rivets are coated using a two-component paint based on epoxy resin in a powder coating process.

In addition to the purely aesthetic benefits of being able to connect colored components attractively, the paint layer also provides additional corrosion protection. Aluminum blind rivet parts are best suited for this process. GESIPA blind rivets are available in standard RAL colors.

Upon request, painted blind rivets in steel as well as other RAL and custom colors are available. Slight color deviations and changes due to environmental influences, such as UV radiation, are possible.

Another method to color blind rivets and protect them from corrosion is anodizing. GESIPA blind rivets are anodized using the direct current sulfuric acid process. The term anodizing refers to the electrolytic oxidation of aluminum. The actual anodized layer is initially colorless. By applying a second layer using metal salts, the desired lightfast color result is achieved. Anodizing is a more complex but also more durable method for producing colored blind rivets. Anodized blind rivets are also available upon request.

The range of colored blind rivets includes 16 RAL colors in ten different sizes. The blind rivets are produced using a wet paint drum process. The colors are similar to the RAL colors.