Yes it certainly does not need to pretty for me. Just functional and not allowing stuff into the voids. I've gotten away from the pretty stuff and more into functional as I get older. Kind of like me - less attractive but more functional than I used to be........ That's what my daily mirror affirmations are anyway!
I may just start pulling stuff off after our trip this weekend and see how functional I can make it. The worst that can happen is I screw it up worse and still need to take it back in. Seems like the Northwood gent was mainly concerned about getting it sealed back up which is where I'm thinking as well.