OliW Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hi folks, I've been a bit of a idiot. Last night I put a drill hole in the wrong place on the inner side wall whilst locating the position of the fitting for the petty strut. I found it properly with a bit more care after a bit of swearing. I even drilled out the rivets to find it, so my coordination must be off. Anyway, now to possible solutions... I thought perhaps I could a) fill it with something; b) tape it and pretend it's not there; c) use a circular drill bit to make one bigger tidier hole; or d) fit a new interior panel. Has anyone else been as daft as me and fixed it up? Or does any one have any better ideas? Thanks in advance, Oli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumster Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Oops! Don't worry I'm sure there's more than a few of us that have made silly mistakes. What about just using a blind grommet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 what size is the minimum neat round hole you can make it, possible soluions I guess - a black pop rivet if hole not too big so it looks like it ought to be there bigger hole- Blind grommet other than that if you can get behind it, Aluminium tape on back of hole, resin or putty to fill hole and a bit of paint Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliW Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions guys. A rivet would be too small for the hole and a bigger hole if drilled would be about 2cm across, I would guess. It would actually surround the strut fitting quite nicely, so a grommet may be the answer if I can drill it safely. Otherwise the tape/putty idea is a good one. Thanks. Oli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Better the inner skin than the outer !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Could the hole become a feature, following good DIY practice? Anything you could usefully attach there? Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 😬 I was going to suggest a nice LED interior/ cruising light, but then thought its probably a track car, so may suffer much derision from colleagues Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have 1" holes in various placed over the inner panels - they are for wax-oil access to stop the rot!!! 1" grommets plug the holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliW Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Right...the garage beckons... Thanks again for the suggestions everyone. I'll resist the cruising light. It's a window-less car and there aren't any good laybys round here anyway. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Drill the same diameter hole on the otherside to make it look symmetrical and by design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliW Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Eugene, What did you use to make your holes? My hole saw has a central drill bit that is too long and would puncture the outer skin without extreme care and a bit of luck. Thanks, Oli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hi Oli, I used a stepped drill bit that was shallow... can't remember the actual name, but it was a stepped drill bit rather than a cutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK LE LAY Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 some people refer to them as cone cutter [hence its shape] drill it out to a decent size that will take a grommet to suit, google blind grommet and a whole new world will open up.Electrcians use 20mm and 25mm grommets often... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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