Anyone ever removed VR6 plastic wheel arch flares before?

[Pullstarter]

Hey Guys,
I'm about to respray my wheel arch flares with VHT hood and bumper paint (good stuff by the way). I noticed the flares are riveted on, should i drill the rivets out and re-rivet them back in, use screws or maybe there's a better method altogether for putting them back on? Any help is hugely appreciated.

Cheers
Simon

[DubSteve]

Drill them out they should come straight out after that.

Then re rivet them, I'm going to be doing this soon but taking them off permanently

[Pullstarter]

Thanks Steve, I guess I'd just need to use the same size rivet to re-attach?

[DubSteve]

Yep thats right I think they are 5-7mm rivets not quite sure but when you get it out just check to see what they are.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Steve let me know when you take yours off for good - so far I've tried like three things to get my dad's bloody messy cut 'n' compound residue off mine but they are still white and cloudy.

[DubSteve]

but they are still white and cloudy.

Mine are nice, black and shiney

[MattyT]

Lasers. Use Lasers.

[Pullstarter]

Lasers. Use Lasers.

You been chroming again Matty? Not talking about the plating kind either

[Mrk_Mickey]

Mine are nice, black and shiney

Nahhh, really? News to me..cause I swear that wasn't the reason I was asking..

What do you use on them? Sorry for hijack..

[Jon_Vr6]

Black shoe polish seems to work, then a wipe with armor-all.

but then theres the meguiars "Gold Class Trim Detailer"
Restores colour and richness to discoloured trim and mouldings. Also removes polish/wax residue. Good for all porous and non-porous black trim.