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<blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 4275175" data-attributes="member: 24531"><p>I had the bracket that mounts to the garage door panel literally rip out of the panel and take a torn sheet of metal from the panel with it. I want to do a repair without having to replace the entire panel ( it is a heavy custom garage door with custom exterior trim). My idea was to put a sheet of metal over top of the "hole" in the door panel (about 6" across) and then use self-tappers to secure the new sheet of metal to the door panel. THEN, re-screw down the door lift bracket to the new panel. I also think some welds on the bracket to secure it to the new repair sheet would make it stronger but I'm not a welder. If NOT using welds (which I prefer to avoid), I would rather user a ice sheet of diamond plat for the repair, but that is aluminum so I don't think that would be easy to weld. </p><p></p><p>So my questions are, do I NEED welds or will self tapping screws work?</p><p></p><p>Also, WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL AND HOW THICK should be sued as the "cover plate over the damaged door panel???</p><p></p><p>I went to Lowes to get just some mile steel plate and they had a million selections of thickness, hot rolled, cold rolled, etc...I had no idea how thick or what kind? So that is where I was just thinking dome diamond plate since the garage door panel itself is probably just thin aluminum skinned anyway. I can get pics of the damage if that will help you guys help me?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sh00ter, post: 4275175, member: 24531"] I had the bracket that mounts to the garage door panel literally rip out of the panel and take a torn sheet of metal from the panel with it. I want to do a repair without having to replace the entire panel ( it is a heavy custom garage door with custom exterior trim). My idea was to put a sheet of metal over top of the "hole" in the door panel (about 6" across) and then use self-tappers to secure the new sheet of metal to the door panel. THEN, re-screw down the door lift bracket to the new panel. I also think some welds on the bracket to secure it to the new repair sheet would make it stronger but I'm not a welder. If NOT using welds (which I prefer to avoid), I would rather user a ice sheet of diamond plat for the repair, but that is aluminum so I don't think that would be easy to weld. So my questions are, do I NEED welds or will self tapping screws work? Also, WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL AND HOW THICK should be sued as the "cover plate over the damaged door panel??? I went to Lowes to get just some mile steel plate and they had a million selections of thickness, hot rolled, cold rolled, etc...I had no idea how thick or what kind? So that is where I was just thinking dome diamond plate since the garage door panel itself is probably just thin aluminum skinned anyway. I can get pics of the damage if that will help you guys help me? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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