Thread: Rust

Originally Posted by Tank

My mistake they are self tapping screws, they looked like rivets, turned into a decent size hole, try making a template out of stiff cardboard sheet, tape it on from underneath and spray some paint around the edges to give you a neat fitting profile and then (with mIG welder) tack it every couple of inches all the way round and then fill weld between the tacks, do one short bit then the next opposite to cut down on distortion, good luck, some pics when finished, Regards Frank.

No self tappers either if you are refering to the areas circled in red they are the spot welds the shadows and angle of the photo make them appear deeper than they actually are. Thanks for the cardboard tip I was going to do something similar but using paint makes more sense.

Sorry again, I could have sworn they were screws or rivets,Regards frank.