It takes a peen that fits the rivet head and a very powerful air hammer. I only did it once, it worked but a lot can go wrong.
I've been reading up and watching videos on solid rivets, bucking bars, and pneumatic rivet guns.
It seems the rivet gun needs to be strong. They categorize them as 2x, 3x, etc. It seems 3x is suggested. I have a Rockford CAJ-110 air hammer. I don't know if it's a 1x, 2x, 3x, or what. It appears to be the same as the central pneumatic air hammer 92037 you can get a harbor freight. I can't imagine it's very powerful given the price. Is this sufficient you all think to do the job? 3x rivet guns are $300 plus.
As for the bucking bar, it seems that goes on the side of the rivet that is mashed to form the compressed head. That seems oppositewhat I saw in a video and what Marty is doing. Thoughts?