Works on metal wood and concrete.
Fill sheet metal holes.
Smfm series sheet metal plugs are available in sizes to fit 8mm to 22mm diameter holes.
Did you want to learn how to work around that and deliver a solid re.
For thicker sheet metal an old copper penny might be a quick source of material.
Insert the metal patch behind the hole.
Reach underneath the metal if you re able to or push the patch through the hole.
Weld thru coating many welding operation leave a section of the weld hidden.
If the hole needs to contain a liquid a rubber washer can go on the sheet metal screw to render it water tight.
Snap in sheet metal hole plugs provide an attractive finish and a secure fit.
The easiest holes to fill are small holes about the diameter of a pen or smaller.
Using lineman s pliers the plug is cut to shape slowly snipping into a circle.
Excellent adhesion to galvanized metal.
Sheet metal on the body of cars and trucks is pretty thin usually 18 22 gauge.
Have you ever welded something so thin and worn out that all you do is blow holes in it.
The patch should completely cover the hole.
Fills small holes cracks and perforations.
For these types of holes i start by cleaning the area around the hole with an angle grinder and flap disc.
The kind of plug to use depends on how the thin metal is being used.
Mocap polyethylene plastic flush head sheet metal hole plugs are used to plug holes on appliances automobiles tanks or anywhere a finished look is needed.
Easy to use filler can be drilled filed sanded and painted.
A small magnet will help keep the filler metal in place while you weld.
Perhaps a simple rivet or sheet metal screw can be secured in the hole.
For clean precise holes in thin sheet metal make a wood sandwich.
Then spread the patch out so it s flat against the remaining metal.
Holes larger than 1 4 need to be filled with metal.
Provides a finished look.
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.
Simply sandwich the sheet metal between two pieces of wood and clamp everything down on a table or workbench.
Forms a long lasting metal tough bond.
Holes in thin metal can be filled with plugs.
