Dents In Metal Siding

Using sandpaper take off all the paint.

Dents in metal siding.

It is marred scratched and dented. Pop any dents out of the aluminum siding by first drilling a 1 8 inch hole in the center of the dent with a power drill. Use caution if you are standing on a ladder. Drill a couple of 1 8 inch holes in the part of the siding that contains the dent.

Attach a washer to the end of a 1 inch self tapping screw and then insert the screw into the drilled hole. Sanding sponges work. It causes them to slow down and pack closer together making the metal contract. Place a flat washer onto a sheet metal screw and then screw it part of the way into one of the holes you drilled.

Screw the 6 self tapping screw into the center of the dent. The easiest way to fill in the dents is with a premixed patching or glazing compound designed for steel doors. My contractor and myself installed the steel siding. The upper areas of the steel siding on the north wall where the guys placed their ladders is damaged.

Grab the washer with pliers and pull to remove the dent. Hopefully the dent will pop out and the siding will be. Dents in sheet metal are the result of the metal being stretched by something impacting with it. It doesn t take a lot.

Steel siding may also dent upon impact. Use pliers to pull the dent halfway up. Next pull on the screw with a pair of pliers. Here s what to do.

Hiding the dents is just like taping and sanding drywall except the patching material is a little thicker and tougher. While it isn t quite as dent prone as aluminum a stray baseball or some good sized hailstones can leave the siding with some unsightly marks. While traditional roofing materials wear over time and can be easily damaged by harsh weather residential metal roofing is constructed to withstand tough conditions and provides a more cost effective. The installation is designed to reduce the appearance of flaws in the structure of the home but also means that if the siding is to become damaged the damage is much more apparent than it would be otherwise.

How to fix small dents in aluminum siding drill a hole in it insert a sheet metal screw tug the washer putty the hole sand the spot prime and paint the repair. It s available at home centers and hardware stores. Chilling the metal such as with freon or dry ice does the opposite of exciting the molecules of the metal. For a heavy duty fix use a two part auto body filler.