Fill Dents In Sheet Metal

Insert a sheet metal screw select a sheet metal screw slightly wider than the hole you ve drilled.

Fill dents in sheet metal.

It s built up gradually in thin layers until the dent or hole is filled and level with the surface of the metal but it should only be used with dents no more than 4 inches in diameter. Fill a spray bottle with clean water and spray the repair area and the sandpaper. Small cracks are a common problem on sheet metal airplanes. Drilling numerous holes in and all around a dent slide hammering the riddled metal out plastering.

No two component mixing or measuring is necessary therefore there is no waste. Apply lab metal right from the can with a putty knife or similar tool. Sand the primer using a straight back and forth motion. Apply the superfil with a squeegee let it dry overnight sand it smooth and touch up the area with paint.

Place a washer on the screw. Each layer is. Bondo filler tends to shrink after being applied. Specially designed suction devices are sold in car repair stores for this purpose.

Heat special tools and specialized skill are unnecessary. When you begin to see the old paint show through the primer you ve gone far enough. 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. If you sand away too much primer and you can see metal again you ll have to reprime and resand.

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. Bondo plastic metal is a product commonly used for filling dents and cracks in metal surfaces usually on automobiles.