[Shop-talk] Rivet Steel to Aluminum

[Chris Kantarjiev]

> I spread a thin layer of silicon caulk between the two pieces. I did this on
> a race car I restored in '87 and there is absolutely no sign of galvanic
> reaction.

I read this differently - that the concern for galvanic reaction
is at the drilled rivet holes, which will be bare steel and bare aluminum.

If the pieces are pre-drilled and then powder-coated/anodized/passivated,
I would expect no problems at all.