Introduction

Introduction

With the new structural adhesives available today, sheet metal repairs are much easier. The corrosion repairs that previously required welding no longer require welding. The day of the worped or oil canned door or quarter panel is over.

Structural adhesive can also be used to bridge new and old quarter panel sections using a backer panel at the joint. In addition, this sectioning would be supported with STRSW weld bonding at the pinch weld flange.

Fatigued sheet metal can be repaired using structural adhesive as a sandwiching type reinforcement material between the old fatigued panel and a new panel used as reinforcement.

Clamps, weights or similar fixtures provide the best method for securing adhesive bonded metal panels. However, screws may be necessary in hard to clamp locations. The use of screws should be limited to these difficult areas only, as cosmetic filling of these holes may present some challenges.