Drilled floor question

[TheHoof]

A few months ago I had Caterham change the passenger bucket seat from being fixed to being put on seat runners mostly to allow a little more shoulder room. I spotted this weekend that they didn't block the previously used holes with anything at the time.

I called the workshop today and some rubber plugs are on their way to me however it occurs to me that there has been bare metal exposed for a few months. Should I treat it with anything before inserting the bung i.e. sand it & apply something like hammerite?

[Aeroscreens]

More than a few holes in my floor.... Putting rubber bungs in just stops the water draining out when you get caught in a heavy rain shower. And for that reason I have even drilled a hole in my Tillet for the same reason Don't be too precious about it, it's only a car

[fergus]

Aeroscreens said:

More than a few holes in my floor.... Putting rubber bungs in just stops the water draining out when you get caught in a heavy rain shower. And for that reason I have even drilled a hole in my Tillet for the same reason Don't be too precious about it, it's only a car

agree on all counts!

[AW10]

And it's aluminium which doesn't corrode very fast at all when compared to steel. Shut up and drive!

[GreigM]

As above, leave the holes to let water drain out - no matter how good your hood it will let water in and puddle under the seats. There's a special hammerite you can get for aluminium, you could apply a bit of that but to be honest nothign will happen.

[anonymous-user]

GreigM said:

no matter how good your hood it will let water in

What....even a "legendary" half hood? Thought they made the car totally watertight to a depth of 20 fathoms at least?

[TheHoof]

Thanks for putting my mind at ease. Will leave it be and crack on with driving