How Ti Epoxy Sheet Metal Behind Rust Holes

If the hole needs to contain a liquid a rubber washer can go on the sheet metal screw to render it water tight.

How ti epoxy sheet metal behind rust holes.

Also the no contact inner areas were brush coated with eastwood s. Perhaps a simple rivet or sheet metal screw can be secured in the hole. Leave the surface rough but clean. I then used the templates to trace out the patch panels on some sheet metal.

When dry overnight you will not believe how strong this repair. Start by drilling a small hole in the center of a backer and lay it over the rust. Press them flat against the surface of the metal then secure the edges with masking tape. I used a piece of pvc pipe a vice mount miniature metal break and body hammer kit.

Place the mixed two part epoxy putty on the area of the metal you need to repair and work the epoxy putty onto the surface of the metal by apply pressure on the epoxy putty with your thumbs and fingers. 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. Preparing the hole use coarse sandpaper to remove paint rust oil and dirt from the surrounding metal in a minimum 1 inch wide border around the hole on both sides of the metal. If you can t see the hole through the backer you can shine a light directly on the back or from behind the hole and it should help you see better for tracing.

Cut some sheets of masking paper to size with a sharp pair of scissors. In an emergency whittle a plug from a scrap of wood or tree branch and tap it into the hole. Coat the area inside the hole thoroughly with miracle paint to prevent further rusting then make a patch of 3 layers of fiberglass mat soaked in miracle paint and apply it over the rust hole. Even banging on it will make you think you are banding on sheet metal.

Leave the rusted area exposed. On the back side of the metal use a putty knife or the applicator supplied with the kit to coat the border with epoxy filler. Make sure that no air remains between the two part epoxy putty and the surface of the metal.