TXT paint question

Helirich · 10-15-2015, 04:33 PM

I'm doing a complete upgrade on a TXT. The upgrade will include installing lights. I also want to paint it. I see a thread above about body removal. It sounds kind of work intensive. Do most people remove the body to paint? Do they reinstall with rivets or some other fastener?

nobuckbuild · 10-15-2015, 05:09 PM

rivets rivets and more rivets. get out the 1/4 drill bit and start drilling them , i buy the 10 pack from harbor freight for as many as i do , also save yourself some headaches and get a air hydraulic rivet gun and rivets while your there , it will definitely be needed to reassemble the cart , as you do not want to try and hand rivet it.

mgray70 · 10-15-2015, 06:29 PM

It's easier and makes for a better job to remove the body. It's not that hard, just drill the rivets.

Helirich · 10-16-2015, 09:12 PM

Does HF have the same kind of rivets as stock? Is there really so many you don't do em by hand? Has nobody switched to a removable fastener, like stainless maybe?

Jeffreynmandy · 10-16-2015, 09:23 PM

I'm going with a hand job, Riveting that is. I bought the hand riveter from harbor freight. It is a little more labor, but not to bad, you just have keep pumping it until it pops. I never knew that, I thought you could just squeeze it once and be done.

If I had to guess, around 30-40 rivets.

Helirich · 11-11-2015, 09:11 AM

Is there any reason I don't want to get a rivet kit from Buggies unlimited? It's not expensive and I don't have a HF close by.

Sir Nuke · 11-11-2015, 09:46 AM

There are exactly 30 rivets in the entire TXT body. there are only 4 that truly require much muscle, as they are 1/4" ...... all of the rest are just regular pop rivets. Just so you know what you are looking at.....attached are the Body Removal/Install Instructions straight from Ez-Go.

BODY RIVET INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

Helirich · 11-11-2015, 05:52 PM

Thanks Sir Nukem,

That's a good reference. Reading through it I learned something else. The run/tow switch is for towing the cart. This might sound stupid, but I thought you put it in tow if your pulling something with the cart. LOL.

Helirich · 11-16-2015, 08:06 PM

So I drilled all the rivets and pulled the body for paint. I can't believe how much dirt was under the body. You would have thought it was for mud bogging. I got a rivet kit for the assembly.

Jeffreynmandy · 11-16-2015, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Helirich

So I drilled all the rivets and pulled the body for paint. I can't believe how much dirt was under the body. You would have thought it was for mud bogging. I got a rivet kit for the assembly.

i just finished mine the other day. its tough using a harbor freight hand riviter. but its only 30 rivets. id just do it by hand before buying a pneumatic one.

10-15-2015, 04:33 PM	#1
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572	TXT paint question I'm doing a complete upgrade on a TXT. The upgrade will include installing lights. I also want to paint it. I see a thread above about body removal. It sounds kind of work intensive. Do most people remove the body to paint? Do they reinstall with rivets or some other fastener?
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572

10-15-2015, 05:09 PM	#2
nobuckbuild Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Posts: 1,466	Re: TXT paint question rivets rivets and more rivets. get out the 1/4 drill bit and start drilling them , i buy the 10 pack from harbor freight for as many as i do , also save yourself some headaches and get a air hydraulic rivet gun and rivets while your there , it will definitely be needed to reassemble the cart , as you do not want to try and hand rivet it.

10-16-2015, 09:12 PM	#4
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572	Re: TXT paint question Does HF have the same kind of rivets as stock? Is there really so many you don't do em by hand? Has nobody switched to a removable fastener, like stainless maybe?
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10-16-2015, 09:23 PM	#5
Jeffreynmandy Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 308	Re: TXT paint question I'm going with a hand job, Riveting that is. I bought the hand riveter from harbor freight. It is a little more labor, but not to bad, you just have keep pumping it until it pops. I never knew that, I thought you could just squeeze it once and be done. If I had to guess, around 30-40 rivets.
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11-11-2015, 09:11 AM	#6
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572	Re: TXT paint question Is there any reason I don't want to get a rivet kit from Buggies unlimited? It's not expensive and I don't have a HF close by.
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10-15-2015, 06:29 PM	#3
mgray70 Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Deep Run, NC Posts: 2,544	It's easier and makes for a better job to remove the body. It's not that hard, just drill the rivets.

11-11-2015, 09:46 AM	#7
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Join Date: May 2013 Location: West Columbia, Texas Posts: 17,998	Re: TXT paint question There are exactly 30 rivets in the entire TXT body. there are only 4 that truly require much muscle, as they are 1/4" ...... all of the rest are just regular pop rivets. Just so you know what you are looking at.....attached are the Body Removal/Install Instructions straight from Ez-Go. BODY RIVET INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

11-11-2015, 05:52 PM	#8
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572	Re: TXT paint question Thanks Sir Nukem, That's a good reference. Reading through it I learned something else. The run/tow switch is for towing the cart. This might sound stupid, but I thought you put it in tow if your pulling something with the cart. LOL.
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11-16-2015, 08:06 PM	#9
Helirich Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 572	Re: TXT paint question So I drilled all the rivets and pulled the body for paint. I can't believe how much dirt was under the body. You would have thought it was for mud bogging. I got a rivet kit for the assembly.
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