Welding Door Patch Panels

The video is still worth watching if you have never done this before i have videos.

Welding door patch panels.

Here s a few tips on repairing rust holes in car body panels. Three or four quick tack weld moving around the part as they go. Peky butt welding clamps butterfly shaped clip sheet alignment positioner straight weld sheet metal auto car door skin panel fender 8pc 4 0 out of 5 stars 1 15 90 15. After some grinding with a 24 grit resin sanding wheel on a four inch grinder the patch was ready for a skim coat of body filler primer and finish paint.

If you feel that you would like to help support trev s blog channel please consider making a donation money raised from donations will be used to buy tools. This is the follow on from how to patch rust using a mig welder it is one method that works very well practice on a off cut in order to get your heat setting. In this video im showing you the process i use to do small rust repairs where a complete panel. The cleco pins were used because plug welds will be used to replace the original spot welds.

Mike bumbeck mike bumbeck. One advantage to panel adhesive over welding is that the lack of heat that can warp steel door or quarter panel skins. The job is half assed but i had no choice in my situation at the time.