a paint called endura, made in edmonton is fuel, acid and water resistant. i used it on both of my i5 rebuilds. it used to be available at a paint store on the queensway in toronto<etobicoke> why not drill carefully to almost through and then just pierce and pry? mike 4ksx2 5kcdtq > > Cyclops Bicycles Ph. (604) 545-5644 Fax (604) 545-1167 michael_mulholland@mindlink.bc.ca