Welding Door Patch Panels

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.

Welding door patch panels.

One advantage to panel adhesive over welding is that the lack of heat that can warp steel door or quarter panel skins. Three or four quick tack weld moving around the part as they go. 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. Here s a few tips on repairing rust holes in car body panels.

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. In this episode of r d corner with mark he not only shows you how to mig weld but also how to use those skills to repair a rusty door. The video is still worth watching if you have never done this before i have videos. Buy a mig 135 here.

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. The same weld process is used again.