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Youre now ready to open up your Eastwood No-Weld Hole Repair Kit and take the composite backers out. This automotive body patch may be cut to customized sizes with a scissors or tin snip.
Mold the fiberglass patch by making it on the inside of a paste waxed rust repair panel.
Patching rust holes in auto body. Spray the entire area liberally with the rust inhibitor to stop the spread of any new rust before moving on. Rust inhibitor tends to dry quickly. Wait a minute or two for it to dry before moving on.
Follow the instructions on the spray can of rust inhibitor you choose to make sure you apply it correctly. Now a few of these are holes for the badge the big ones are just rust. A patch panel was made from 14-gauge steel and coated with weld-thru primer to keep it from rusting.
Next we cut out the offending area with a cut-off wheel. Notice the rust behind the section. Body filler can be purchased as a kit at any auto supply store.
Most kits contain a body filler paste a hardener and a piece of expanded zinc metal or fiberglass cloth which is used to support the filler while patching the hole. Insert the metal mesh behind the rust hole. Hold the zinc metal piece behind the hole and attach it to the body of the vehicle behind the hole with small amounts of filler.
The first step was to scrape off the loose paint surrounding the rust spot and to sand off most of the rust. I found under the outer layer of metal what I thought were additional layers of rusted chipping metal was actually dense foam padding. I scraped the rest of the metal chips off of the foam.
While there are several different ways to repair a rust hole using a metal mesh body panel is a common choice among professionals with auto body technician careers. Start by trimming the body panel to the appropriate size for the hole. If needed you can cut around the hole with aviation or tin snips to make it larger to get into rust-free metal.
You can then use a file and sandpaper to file the hole and remove any burrs in the metal. Youre now ready to open up your Eastwood No-Weld Hole Repair Kit and take the composite backers out. Start by drilling a small hole in the center of a backer and lay it over the rust.
Bondo Self Adhesive Body Patch makes it easy to repair rusted out areas because it can be shaped to any contour on your car truck or van. The mesh can be positioned so that it lays level with the contour of the repair area. This automotive body patch may be cut to customized sizes with a scissors or tin snip.
A Sturdy Lasting Repair. If the rust on a car has eaten into the surface or even created holes in the bodywork sanding back to bare metal can still be attempted but may not be practical. Sand the panel and remove all the Rust Encapsulator except the stuff that soaked into the pits leaving you with mostly bare metal.
The Rust Encapsulator in the pits will keep any microscopic rust from growing allowing you to safely apply body filler over it. The Eastwood No Weld Hole Repair Kit provides a quick weld free solution to plugging 2 inch Dia. Or less holes in steel aluminum fiberglass and plastic body panels while minimizing sanding damage and the amount of required surface preparation.
About No Weld Hole Repair Kit. Bondo Self Adhesive Body Patch makes it easy to repair rusted out areas because it can be shaped to any contour on your car truck or van. The mesh can be positioned so that it lays level with the contour of the repair area.
Our automotive body patch may be cut to customized sizes with a scissors or tin snip. A Sturdy Lasting Repair. 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.
I used a piece of PVC pipe a vice-mount miniature metal break and body hammer kit Test-fitting with clamps was up next. Scrape off the flaky rust first and then use the 40-grit sandpaper to sand the rust down to the bare metal. Youll want to sand a slightly larger area than the rust spot and using a finer grit to feather the edges.
Use the tack rag to clean the area. Fill any pits caused by the rust with body filler. Cut away any excess trim and loose debris from the area leaving enough metal to maintain the shape of the body.
Step 2 Grind away any trace of rust primer and paint at least 4 inches back from the edge of the rust hole. Insert a 24-grit disc into a grinder. Bondo Self Adhesive Body Patch Stage 2 For Large Rust-Outs and Damaged Areas 2 Patches 59 in x 58 in.
Repaired rust hole on my fenderworked greatpainted over it with spray paint and spray primer came out greatits like a thicker sheet of aluminum foil with a adhesive back. Mold the fiberglass patch by making it on the inside of a paste waxed rust repair panel. The hardened fiberglass will pull out pre-shaped and smooth as glass.
Wipe the molded part with solvent to remove both the wax from the mold and the wax the resin surfaces its to slow the catalyst hardener from evaporating before it hardens.