How To Repair Sheet Metal Door Rust

After slicing the patches out with a cutoff wheel next came the bending hammer and dolly session until the patches matched the holes and fit snug and flush into the flanged seat.

How to repair sheet metal door rust.

Sand through the rust spots down to bare metal. Complete the feathering with 220 grit. I used a piece of pvc pipe a vice mount miniature metal break and body hammer kit. It requires double the materials but allows for more space within your base.

Switch to 120 grit sandpaper to feather the edges of the repair area. The welding process actually adds new steel to the thin steel and can result in a repaired spot that is stronger than the original metal. Ideal for loot rooms and other cramped areas. I then used the templates to trace out the patch panels on some sheet metal.

Sheet metal door the sheet metal door is the most common door found on bases due to its resistances to melee weapons and fire but relatively cheap cost to craft. Apply metal paint primer to your door with a paint roller for the larger areas and a paintbrush for crevices and grooves. Scrub partially rusted metal areas with a wire brush to remove flakes and powdery surface rust then prime with a rust inhibitive primer. Thoroughly mix equal parts of the two part epoxy putty.

It has the same health as a sheet metal door. The complexity of welding increases as the thickness of the material decreases. Specially formulated metal primers are designed to help prevent future. Once done you can paint over rust.

Then enlarge the sanded area so you ll have space to feather the edges. If the repair area is large you may need to mix the two part epoxy in stages to allow you time to apply the epoxy putty before it hardens. Start with a wire brush photo 1. Rust doctor is a latex water based product that converts rust to a non rusting black iron oxide that will never rust again.

The most permanent repair to a hole in sheet metal is to weld the hole shut. Regardless it is still relatively weak to explosives compared to its expensive indirect upgrade the armoured door.