I am replacing the plastics on my TOM. Some of the plastics have light domes attached with rivets. I have pop rivets that leave a hole in the top. The ones I drilled out didn't have the hole. I see on Marco lots of what they call "tubular", and they have a tool.

Does everyone use these tubular rivets? Or do you use the pop rivets? There are SOOO many to choose from. Pop rivets are cheap and easy to find locally. So I can see them, compare them to the size I have, and return them easily if not. Besides, I have a bunch of various sizes.

Should I go to the extra effort to get the other type?

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Hahaha! Don't judge me! You'll give me a complex.

So what I'm hearing is, "if you have new plastics, install them 'right' using the proper rivets."

I'm seeing this online: ebay.com link: itm

I absolutely do NOT want to use a hammer. I will definitely tap one too many times and end up with a broken plastic.

The plastic set was a gift. I suppose this is the cost of my plastics.

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My point was, there are dies that you hammer, and I don't want to use one of those. If you have a recommendation other than the clamp that I provided the link, I'd appreciate it.

I think that's really the right choice, for most people. That's probably what I should have done. I was looking at my GOTG, and they use philips screw and nut. I never noticed.

I will say, pop rivets are probably the 'wrongest' solution - partly because of the look, but also because they expand and could crack the plastic, if the hole isn't oversized enough.

One more thing: when drilling out the old rivets, take your time. They will get hot enough to melt the plastic. Fortunately, I did not damage to mine - but it would be an easy mistake to make.