What is the best way to patch drill holes in the powder coated frame?

[jdavis500]

After drilling all the holes for the original side engine bay full aluminum panels, FFR changed the panels to half panels presumably for better engine bay ventilation. Now that I have these panels, I would like to patch the holes in the frame that are no longer covered by the panel. After chamfering the hole, I tried black GE Silicone II. It works ok, but not great and I question the durability. I suppose I could fill with Bondo and then recoat with Rustoleum brush on or Rustoleum Epoxy Appliance Spray. That seems like a leap of faith. Has anyone had good results in this process? What did you use?

[Alphamacaroon]

What about just filling them with rivets again? If you want it totally smooth then it's not an option, but it will definitely look better than filling with Silicone. I mean, the only thing that looks cooler than rivets, is more rivets, right?

[Jeff Kleiner]

What about just filling them with rivets again?

My thought exactly.

Jeff

[jdavis500]

You make a good point. It reminds me of the recent story about the Russian model who covered her Aventador Superveloce with Swarovski crystals.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/guymart.../#5e7c212e78e5

Insert joke here.

[Alphamacaroon]

She's ahead of her time— those are "crystalline laminar flow boundary layer separation speed dimples". Since yours are internal, you can call them "venturi-style frame overpressure pop-off vents"

[edwardb]

X3 on the rivets. That's what I did too. Just don't tell anyone they don't do anything...

[Bob Cowan]

Fill them in with JB Weld, it will last just about forever. Then sand and repaint.

[Ltngdrvr]

New here, and I know this has probably already been taken care of, but JB Weld also makes their product in a putty form that may work better than the liquid epoxy version. For rivet holes, you could use a very small ball of the putty, push it into the holes and would take less smoothing before paint.

[SSNK4US]

I like the rivet idea

[bluse]

There happens to be an acronym for a rivet used to fill a unused hole,,,, RTN,,,,rivet to nowhere!

[Olli]

I little late here but...rivets. Use black ones if you want.

Olli