Fill Sheet Metal Holes

Patching a hole with body filler.

Fill sheet metal holes. Using lineman s pliers the plug is cut to shape slowly snipping into a circle. For clean precise holes in thin sheet metal make a wood sandwich. Get a tig 200. How to fill holes and big gaps with your mig welder is a video about welding big gaps and holes on decorative metalwork by mitchell dillman http mitchelldi.

Apply epoxy until the hole is filled. The kind of plug to use depends on how the thin metal is being used. For thicker sheet metal an old copper penny might be a quick source of material. If you want to delete or remove trim emblems or the like you need to properly metalwork the holes.

The job of filling small holes in sheetmetal is deceptively simple. Weld thru coating many welding operation leave a section of the weld hidden. Select a patch matching the type of metal you re repairing. If the hole needs to contain a liquid a rubber washer can go on the sheet metal screw to render it water tight.

Holes in thin metal can be filled with plugs. A small magnet will help keep the filler metal in place while you weld. How to fill rust holes in metal method 1 of 3. A filler for the holes is needed i used some soft copper from a pipe hanging fixture hammered flat it was a perfect thickness for this application.

The wooden bread layers of the sandwich keep the sheet metal flat and prevent the drill bit from wandering as it bores through the sheet metal. Perhaps a simple rivet or sheet metal screw can be secured in the hole. Filling the hole working from the front side and using the kit applicator a putty knife or even a stiff piece of cardboard cover the screening with epoxy. Put on goggles gloves and a dust mask for protection.

Protect yourself against the. Small magnets are especially handy in sheet metal rust repair such as holding a small piece of metal inside a hole. Simply sandwich the sheet metal between two pieces of wood and clamp everything down on a table or workbench.