an open position for permitting installation of storm panels the cover plates can be painted in a variety of colors to match the building wall or the shutters which permits the covers to blend into the exterior finish of the building thus when the storm panels are removed the present system conveniently covers the unattractive and conspicuous fasteners in an attractive manner application_number US 13729002 A description hurricane storm panels are used in many parts of the country to protect windows from flying debris during heavy storms one of the most common type of hurricane panel is formed of corrugated steel aluminum or lexan and includes through holes to permit the panels to be mounted about a window frame by means of studs unfortunately when the panels are not installed the studs are exposed and appear similar to bullet holes in the side of the building thereby detracting from the appearance of the building the present invention provides a system for allowing the studs to be placed about the window to hold the storm panels and then to be concealed when the panels are removed 0031 fig1 is a front elevation view showing the system of the present invention with upper and lower cover plates 7 a 7 b deployed in a use covering position and fig1 b shows the cover plates pivoted into a non use position to expose panel fasteners 15 which are provided in upper and lower mounting tracks 4 a 4 b in the non use position the cover plates extend generally in a perpendicular direction away from the building wall as shown in fig2 3 the upper.