Cam cover splash guards

[del mar]

Afternoon,

Had my cam covers powder coated, in order to do so I removed the splash guard on the inside - stops blasting media hiding in hard to reach places.

It is a thin flat piece of metal that in theory directs oil back onto the cams - although I don't know where else the oil is going to go... and prevents oil being splashed directly into the breather hose pipe.

The TIG welder will heat the cover to such a point where the new paint will melt - not ideal...

It is held on by what looked like 4 rivets, but the rivet was a peg which was part of the casting with the head mushroomed over.

Do I actually need the splash guard ?
Would JB weld high heat work ?

I had thought about trying to tap a thread and screw them into place with thread locker but a small screw bounding around your cams will make a mess.

Could you drill a hole, place a rivet into the hole and then have it expand and "lock" itself in the hole ?

Thanks

del

EDITED - APOLOGIES I HAD ASKED THIS LAST YEAR !!

Edited by del mar on Thursday 26th January 16:25