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Mr. Reynolds,

By saying, "I wouldn't use 5200" I meant "I wouldn't use 5200." It is up to you what to use. I have not used 5200 for that type of thing, nor do I know how it would hold up over time, maybe quite well. I would not want to put twice as many holes under my rubrail, why not fill and then redrill in the same spot after cure? But to each his own. What I do know is that 5200 is an adhesive, not a filler, and due to its properties my advice would be not to use something on a repair for which it was not intended. This had nothing to do with respect or lack thereof. When you say "Respect for the other guys opinion is important, lack of such is why a lot of bright people don't post." Do you mean that only dummies post? I think not, but it is a similar inference to the one you drew about my reply. I won't get into my academic credentials but I hope my response verifies that bright people do, in fact, post.