So during my weekly maintence I spotted my brake fluid level had sank past the low marker. I hit town, bought up some dot4 brake fluid and set about filling her up.

I got one screw out no problem, second one however proved a bit of a ****. I ended up rounding it So as I usually do I set above battering in a grove across it so I can have another go with a flathead. I get a groove in and hammer my flathead in so its all snug. Same sh*t happened again. I had two more goes at it and gave up. The screw is well and truely f*cked.

I know the next option is drilling it but I dont have a power drill and Im wondering if it'll just be cheaper taking it to my local bike shop? Also, can I get hex nuts instead of philips style screws? When I got the bike the two screws were rust coated and I did my best to sand away the rust before coating it in hammerite paint to protect them. Appears I was too late for one of em

My brakes have never been so spongey lol

 

You'd probably spend less money purchasing a nice coreless drill and bits and drilling it out yourself. A shop is not going to be cheep. Give them a call and get a quote before you take the bike there. It's not a problem to replace the phillips screws with allen or torx bits. Just match the thread and you're golden.