Plum
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have you found stainless steel ones?
Screwing into thin GRP
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bedouin
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I have seen some on eBay and Alibaba - but they are very rare.
oldbloke
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No just plastic, nothing fancy
Iliade
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How about getting a little automotivated - plastic panel clips
The two piece ones are remarkably secure, eg they are used to retain the rear bumper on VW T5s.
The two piece ones are remarkably secure, eg they are used to retain the rear bumper on VW T5s.
rogerthebodger
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A stainless-steel U nut or trim panel clip would be ideal as used to be used for car trim fixing
iamtjc
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For lightly loaded overhead applications I have had some success using hot melt glue.
Drill the hole out a bit, squirt in a good blob of glue and quickly put some tape over the hole to stop it dripping out. You need gloves to not get burns from the glue! It gives you a nice resillient, rubbery blob to drill and screw into. Obviously it only works on overhead holes so the melted glue lands on the back of the surface you are attaching to. For modest sized lightweight panels, I found it a very quick and cheap solution.
Drill the hole out a bit, squirt in a good blob of glue and quickly put some tape over the hole to stop it dripping out. You need gloves to not get burns from the glue! It gives you a nice resillient, rubbery blob to drill and screw into. Obviously it only works on overhead holes so the melted glue lands on the back of the surface you are attaching to. For modest sized lightweight panels, I found it a very quick and cheap solution.