How To Repair Sheet Metal Door Rust

The area should be sanded until it.

How to repair sheet metal door rust.

Thanks to modern chemistry and manufacturing we now have two part epoxy panel adhesives that are strong and flexible enough to bond metals together more or less permanently. The most permanent repair to a hole in sheet metal is to weld the hole shut. Cover the surrounding metal with masking paper and tape. Cut some sheets of masking paper to size with a sharp pair of scissors.

The complexity of welding increases as the thickness of the material decreases. How to repair rusted metal without welding. Leave the rusted area exposed. Fixing surface damage on a metal door step 1.

While sanding the rust from the surface of the metal the rust damage will be exposed and there is a chance that the rust hole you need to repair will grow larger. Pull the trigger of the angle grinder and run the spinning 60 grit flapper wheel over the rusted area of the metal. Apply metal paint primer to your door with a paint roller for the larger areas and a paintbrush for crevices and grooves. Specially formulated metal primers are designed to help prevent future.

Sand the damaged area use sandpaper or a sanding block to remove any existing rust or paint from the damaged area.