So I decided to dremel the rivets off of the main bucket and replace with nuts and bolts. That was pretty easy. But all attempts to dremel off the rivets on the lid failed; it was obvious that there was no way to remove them without also damaging the plastic. So I masked the metal trim on the lid with masking tapee.
The repairs to the bucket were extensive. This represents almost an entire tube of JB Weld (done on both sides).
The frame had some foam tape installed to pad the plastic from vibrations. It was obvious that this was not going to do its job anymore to I scraped it off and replaced it with rubber washers on each hole.
Basically, the bucket was attached using this hardware:
Self-tapping screw
Metal washer
Rubber washer
Plastic bucket
Rubber washer
Trailer frame
An this is the end result...
Only time will tell if the color lasts and the repairs hold up.
Total cans of paint: 10 (might as well save some money and get a 12 pack case). Total hours: I don't want to think about it. Dong it one piece at a time over a month or so was the right move; attempting to do this all in one weekend would have killed me.
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