macphray wrote:Thanks lads for your reply .i will go and buy some chemical metal and take it from there .

Chemical metal held on mine for over a year before I decided to get a new cover from one of the forum members.
I also used it to fix the back of my washing machine when the arm that spins the drum broke and gouged a hole in the back.
The repair is still going strong 2 years later and is still watertight.
Great stuff and a must for every tool kit. Best of all it costs under a fiver.