Fill Dents In Sheet Metal

Typically the method used by these roving bodywork specialists involves four basic procedures.

Fill dents in sheet metal. When you begin to see the old paint show through the primer you ve gone far enough. Drilling numerous holes in and all around a dent slide hammering the riddled metal out plastering. Sand the primer using a straight back and forth motion. Very large dents can be fixed by actually pulling the dent into line with the rest of the sheet metal.

Lab metal fills dents and flaws in metal and nonmetal parts easily and economically. One drills a hole through the very center of the dent and inserts the hook at the end of the suction device which typically looks like a plunger. Fill a spray bottle with clean water and spray the repair area and the sandpaper. Bondo plastic metal is a product commonly used for filling dents and cracks in metal surfaces usually on automobiles.

Place a washer on the screw. Apply lab metal right from the can with a putty knife or similar tool. Again the exact size doesn t matter as long as the washer won t. If you sand away too much primer and you can see metal again you ll have to reprime and resand.

Heat special tools and specialized skill are unnecessary. Each layer is. Specially designed suction devices are sold in car repair stores for this purpose. Ease out a dent with moisture applied from within split the cover paper and fill dents with a plaster compound of paper mache chalk zinc and parchment size or actually cut out neighboring areas and push out dents van der reyden 1986 pg 7.