I just bought a 58 Suburban. At some point in its life somone installed a roof rack. It was simply screwed or bolted to the roof. Now I have 8 or 10 small (1/8 -3/16) holes in the roof. The problem is they are spread all accross the half-acre of nearly perfectly flat roof.
I know welding is normally the method for plugging holes. I'm afraid I'll crate a washboard out of the roof if not extremely careful about heat build up. By the way, I've never welded before. :-(
I was wondering if there is some kind of metal glue or epoxy. I thought I'd get small (dime size) rounds of sheet metal and glue them to the underside of the roof under the holes. I could then fill in the screw hole with a very thin coat of body filler from the top. Sand it smooth and hit it with primer until I ever get around to a finished paint job. Is this something that might work?
Any other ideas for quick fixes for the near term and more permanent solutions for the long run?
