Aluminum siding holes...

[p***@gmail.com]

Hey guys,

I have a house sided with aluminum siding, and it used to have awnings
on it. The awnings have been removed and now there are holes in the
siding left.

What do you suggest I do to plug up these holes and "hide" them? I just
had the house painted this weekend, so I was thinking I could sand the
holes down, plug it with some caulking and then perform some touch up
on the spots.

Thoughts?

[Nehmo Sergheyev]

I use two-part Bondo, the stuff for car bodies, on exterior damage like
holes. Usually I use it on wood though, and there might be a better
method for aluminum siding.

Once you paint over with the same paint used previously, no one will
see.
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(||) Nehmo (||)

[Glenn]

Plan old Durhams Rock Hard will work. Tain't water proof but seals easy.

Post by p***@gmail.com
Hey guys,
I have a house sided with aluminum siding, and it used to
have awnings on it. The awnings have been removed and now
there are holes in the siding left.
What do you suggest I do to plug up these holes and
"hide" them? I just had the house painted this weekend,
so I was thinking I could sand the holes down, plug it
with some caulking and then perform some touch up on the
spots.
Thoughts?

[bent]

Theres a 2 part mix product for metal called JB Weld thats like a glue that
turns hard as a weld. There may be a JB Aluminum too. I think you can use
be safe with regular JB Weld on Aluminum. I used it to patch holes on my
screen door that ripped out where the closer thingy ripped out. It can be
used like a poly filla for metals. You can grind it/cut-off disk it after,
but it dries hard as hell. You can grip on the edges of thin gauge sheet
metal without any backing and fill gaps, but it is actually designed as a
glue. I actually used it to fix a crack in an engine blocks cooling jacket
after someone threw a bucket of cold water on his overheating engine. Goes
on like Bondo. Paintable enough I'd say.

http://jbweld.net/index.php

Tough situation. You could start with this, even work your way out from
behind, then maybe use a Bondo glazing putty (this is not the "Bondo" 2-
parter), or something more smoothable, sandable to come up to surface.
You're a little stuck with how flat you can spread this stuff, or have
miraculous tools. But for what its worth, its great.



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[drsprite]

I was thinking Bondo, but I know Bondo isn't water/weather proof.

JB Weld might be my solution, except their MARINE WELD product.

It bonds to aluminum and can be sanded and is weather and waterproof.
All 4 properties I'm looking for.

http://jbweld.net/products/marine.php

By the looks of it, after mixing I have 2 minutes to apply, then 4
hours to cure then I should be able to sand and paint.

Thanks for pointing me to JB Weld products!

[Dan Deckert]

If you have any aluminum matl. left, cut some small squares to cover the
holes. Mastic behind them & pop-rivet them on?

Dan

Post by p***@gmail.com
Hey guys,
I have a house sided with aluminum siding, and it used to have awnings
on it. The awnings have been removed and now there are holes in the
siding left.
What do you suggest I do to plug up these holes and "hide" them? I just
had the house painted this weekend, so I was thinking I could sand the
holes down, plug it with some caulking and then perform some touch up
on the spots.
Thoughts?

[bent]

JBWeld from behind, maybe with a patch (umbrella). Stuff is strong! Do not
get it proud of siding. Fill. Paint. Any tough filler/excessive/tough
sanding is enemy. Depends on how big holes are. I'm thinking 1/4". Best
you can get is flat to the sidings plane, not a fraction of a mm more. 99
percent can be donwe by spreading JB Weld. Paint, just the patch.



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[Glenn]

We are talking 1/4" hole? What's the matter with caulking? Let it dry,
take a sharp knife and slice off the overage. Why are we making a mountain
out of a mole hill?

Post by bent
JBWeld from behind, maybe with a patch (umbrella). Stuff
is strong! Do not get it proud of siding. Fill. Paint. Any tough
filler/excessive/tough sanding is enemy. Depends on how big holes are.
I'm
thinking 1/4". Best you can get is flat to the sidings plane, not a
fraction
of a mm more. 99 percent can be donwe by spreading JB Weld. Paint, just
the patch.
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[Nehmo Sergheyev]

Glenn -

Post by Glenn
Why are we making a mountain
out of a mole hill?

Nehmo -
There's nothing wrong with going into detail on a subject, but it sure
seems like recent threads are making too much over a simple thing. I'm
waiting for someone to ask how to open a paint can. The thread will go
to a hundred with some insisting on not cutting corners on this
critical step.

A good contractor working on a high-end house renovation would have
fixed holes like that before looking at them three times. They probably
wouldn't even appear on the invoice because they'd be too petty an
item.

Personally, I would have use Bondo because it's a supply I always have
and it's cheap. J-B Weld? I'm not fixing an engine block, and besides
the stuff is just expensive resin-hardener epoxy. I get a whole gallon
of resin-hardener Bondo for $18.

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