I'm looking for ways on how to repair a hole in my aluminum storm door.
Judy from Traverse
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What about getting some aluminum flashing (sold in lowes in different widths by the foot) and maybe silicone sealer it to the door. You could even do a punch tin design on it to make it look pretty. It comes in silver and maybe copper color. I guess you could spray paint it to match too.
Mend with needle and thread like Grandma used to do when fixing socks. Choose the color closest to your screen color and go.
Oops -- I thought you were talking about a screen door.
You could buy a small sheet of aluminum at the big box store cut to fit the panel and glue it with an adhesive such as liquid nails. Silicone is an sealer not an adhesive so it would fail in short order.
Thank you for giving me some ways to fix the door. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks
I see the bottom and I think it is a storm door, right? The kind with the closable plastic glass that slides up over the screen when the wind hits it?
I realize this is an ancient thread, but I had exactly the same problem and fixed it with autobody filler. I just followed the directions on the can. It doesn't look great because I used too much and was too impatient, but here's what I did:
-Sanded around the holes
-Cleaned out the mysterious dust-like material, no idea what it is
-Mixed hardener & filler in an old frisbee
-Used a spreader to fill the hole, and here's where I made my mistake.
It doesn't look great but it does look a lot better, has stopped further damage to the door by stopping water getting into the hole, and next summer when and if I'm motivated to fix it I can do so.
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