The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 10:25:21 PM UTC-4, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

screw a metal plate over the area, then paint door....

On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:25:17 -0700 (PDT), sid
wrote:

The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry
door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty
screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that
won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

LB Weld. Then sand and paint it.

If it was my door, I'd probably just put the screws back in the door and
paint them to match.

On 03/30/2015 11:59 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:25:17 -0700 (PDT), sid
wrote:

The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry
door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty
screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that
won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

LB Weld. Then sand and paint it.


Is LB Weld a Chinese knock-off?

On 3/31/2015 4:25 AM, Mayhem wrote:
On 03/30/2015 11:59 PM, wrote:
What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that
won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

LB Weld. Then sand and paint it.


Is LB Weld a Chinese knock-off?


In the US, we are up to NB weld, they improve every
couple years. NASA has reported to use PB weld.
Has kind of a dull metalic look to it.

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On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:27:04 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 3/31/2015 4:25 AM, Mayhem wrote:
On 03/30/2015 11:59 PM, wrote:
What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that
won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

LB Weld. Then sand and paint it.


Is LB Weld a Chinese knock-off?


In the US, we are up to NB weld, they improve every
couple years. NASA has reported to use PB weld.
Has kind of a dull metalic look to it.

-Easily removed with PB Blaster, too!!
.
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
. www.lds.org
.
.

On 03/30/2015 09:25 PM, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks





Since the door is assumed to be hollow, if you put filler in the holes
it may fall out. I'd just use pop rivets and paint to match.

On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:02:56 -0500, philo wrote:

On 03/30/2015 09:25 PM, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Or a wooden steel clad door. If that, it's probably not hollow in the
corners. If really steel***, it probably is hollow.

I had neighbors with a steel door with a life-time guarantee, the kind
advertised on TV. When the burglars broke through it, the door company
said they would get a free replacement door. Life-time guarantee.

***To find out what it's made of, remove the door and put it in the
bathtub. See if it floats or not. Don't let too many bubbles come out
of the holes or too much water get inside the door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

Since the door is assumed to be hollow, if you put filler in the holes
it may fall out.

Yes indeed.

I'd just use pop rivets and paint to match.

They have holes in the middle. (although that might be cute. )

I might glue a small square or squares of metal over the area with the
holes. with a thin layer of PC-7, JB weld or best,, 5-minute epoxy,
because you can hold it in place until it sets.

On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:25:17 -0700 (PDT), sid
wrote:

The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks
JB weld or other filled epoxy, sanded smooth and painted.

On 3/30/2015 10:25 PM, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

I had a 1970s steel door with decorative plastic do-dads on it. They
were mounted via plastic barb-like extrusions and merely pushed into
holes in the steel. I removed the do-dads and used Bondo to fill and
slightly over fill the holes and then sand it smooth. Worked great.

On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 9:25:21 PM UTC-5, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

Do I have to lay to door flat to use any of these epoxies ?
Would be nice to leave the door in place and just glue.

On 3/31/2015 7:58 AM, wrote:
On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 9:25:21 PM UTC-5, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

Do I have to lay to door flat to use any of these epoxies ?
Would be nice to leave the door in place and just glue.

I'm not sure about others, but Bondo is car body filler. It
will stick good in a vertical position.

Bill

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:14:21 -0500, Bill Gill
wrote:

On 3/31/2015 7:58 AM, wrote:
On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 9:25:21 PM UTC-5, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

Do I have to lay to door flat to use any of these epoxies ?
Would be nice to leave the door in place and just glue.

I'm not sure about others, but Bondo is car body filler. It
will stick good in a vertical position.

Bill
As will JB weld

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:14:21 -0500, Bill Gill wrote:

On 3/31/2015 7:58 AM, wrote:
On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 9:25:21 PM UTC-5, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

Do I have to lay to door flat to use any of these epoxies ?
Would be nice to leave the door in place and just glue.

I'm not sure about others, but Bondo is car body filler. It
will stick good in a vertical position.

When I've used it on a fender, for example, I've always turned the car
on its side.

Bill

On 4/1/2015 3:29 AM, micky wrote:
Do I have to lay to door flat to use any of these epoxies ?
Would be nice to leave the door in place and just glue.

I'm not sure about others, but Bondo is car body filler. It
will stick good in a vertical position.

When I've used it on a fender, for example, I've always turned the car
on its side.

Bill


I had to do that with a muffler patch, on the
bottom. Problem is the blue washer fluid puddled
under the hood (bonnet for UK) and was hard to
recover.

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learn more about Jesus
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| Do I have to lay to door flat to use any of these epoxies ?
| Would be nice to leave the door in place and just glue.

I'd second Bill Gill's advice. Bondo is
quick and will stay almost anywhere. I
also use it to fill hinge mortises, casing
joints and other areas where spackle
or wood putty would fall out. The one
critical point with Bondo is to keep track
of time. In under five minutes you can
shear off the excess with something like
a wallpaper scraper. In a couple more
minutes you'll need a Surfiorm plane. After
maybe 10 minutes you have a very hard
surface that will take work to sand. The
point being that you don't want to glop
it on and then expect to come back
tomorrow and sand it down.

If the Bondo ever does fall out you might
consider just attaching something that will
cover the holes and looks like it belongs
there.

wrote:

Do I have to lay to door flat to use any of these epoxies ?
Would be nice to leave the door in place and just glue.

If you use JBWeld or Bondo, they will sag a bit. Same for any epoxy filled
with whatever. However, as they start to set they get firmer, just push it
back. It can take anywhere from 2-20 minutes (Bondo) to start to set,1-3 or
more hours for epoxies, depends on how much catalyst you add.

Bondo is polyester resin with (mostly) talc and will set up the fastest.

Sid,

Metal hole plugs will snap into the holes and stay until you pry them
out. Come in lots of sizes.

Dave M.

On 3/30/2015 10:25 PM, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks


Bondo would work, but you'd have to buy too much to just fill a couple
of holes.

I'd get the type of epoxy that is on a ribbon. You cut off what you
need, mix by kneading it, then fill the holes.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#repair-epoxies/=wjrqza

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/30/2015 10:25 PM, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry
door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have
empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets. What would be
the best product to use to patch those holes ? and
that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ? It's a heavy steal entry
door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks


Bondo would work, but you'd have to buy too much to just fill a couple
of holes.

I'd get the type of epoxy that is on a ribbon. You cut off what you
need, mix by kneading it, then fill the holes.

Best idea yet.

dadiOH

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:01:50 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

I'd get the type of epoxy that is on a ribbon. You cut off what you
need, mix by kneading it, then fill the holes.

Best idea yet.

Good.

How do you make the repair not look obvious?

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:35:09 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:01:50 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

I'd get the type of epoxy that is on a ribbon. You cut off what you
need, mix by kneading it, then fill the holes.

Best idea yet.

Good.

How do you make the repair not look obvious?

Sand and paint. Just like doing body work on a car, or patching
drywall. Fill the hole with the epoxy, Knock off the high spots with
sand paper. then add a bit of autobody glazing putty and feather it,
then paint.

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:35:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Bondo would work, but you'd have to buy too much to just fill a couple
of holes.

....might look a Bondo glazing / spot putty. Sandable in 30 minutes.

http://bondo.com/bondo-glazing-spot-putty-907.html

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:31:19 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:35:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Bondo would work, but you'd have to buy too much to just fill a couple
of holes.

...might look a Bondo glazing / spot putty. Sandable in 30 minutes.

http://bondo.com/bondo-glazing-spot-putty-907.html
The new UV cure adhesives would be the "cat's meow" for that
application (like the stuff the dentists use now instead of amalgam
fillings) - like MasterBond or Loctite UV Cure adhesive

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:49:03 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:31:19 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:35:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Bondo would work, but you'd have to buy too much to just fill a couple
of holes.

...might look a Bondo glazing / spot putty. Sandable in 30 minutes.

http://bondo.com/bondo-glazing-spot-putty-907.html

The new UV cure adhesives would be the "cat's meow" for that
application (like the stuff the dentists use now instead of amalgam
fillings) - like MasterBond or Loctite UV Cure adhesive

For giggles I'd try a hardening Permatex gasket sealer. Four dabs,
cure, and paint. G

Bondo works good on residential metal door dent & dimples. Metal work
and Bondo is an art.

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:03:18 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:49:03 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:31:19 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:35:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Bondo would work, but you'd have to buy too much to just fill a couple
of holes.

...might look a Bondo glazing / spot putty. Sandable in 30 minutes.

http://bondo.com/bondo-glazing-spot-putty-907.html

The new UV cure adhesives would be the "cat's meow" for that
application (like the stuff the dentists use now instead of amalgam
fillings) - like MasterBond or Loctite UV Cure adhesive

For giggles I'd try a hardening Permatex gasket sealer. Four dabs,
cure, and paint. G

Bondo works good on residential metal door dent & dimples. Metal work
and Bondo is an art.
The only problem with bondo is it is NOT waterproof. If moisture can
get to the back it will eventually pop. That's why you fill the hole
with brazing or fiberglass or filled epoxy first. On a door moisture
should not be a serious problem, but by principal I only use "bondo"
over a sealed surface. Fixes dents, but not holes. Rusty car body?
Braze in patch or fill hole with fiber-glass/epoxy, then smooth it out
with "bondo". I like the "lightweight" filler that uses
"microballoons" instead of talc for filler. It is also more water
resistant.

If it is just a nice smooth small (like a #6) screw hole, the
suggestion of a bit of gasket sealer might not be too far off. I'd try
a paintable urethane or thermoplastic caulk dobbed in and smoothed
with a wet finger.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/30/2015 10:25 PM, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the
front entry
door. I took them down because they looked so bad, but
now I have
empty screw holes where the screws were for the brackets.
What would be the best product to use to patch those
holes ? and
that won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ? It's a
heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks


Bondo would work, but you'd have to buy too much to just
fill a couple
of holes.

I'd get the type of epoxy that is on a ribbon. You cut off
what you
need, mix by kneading it, then fill the holes.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#repair-epoxies/=wjrqza

Yabbut, he could do the same with JB weld, too

"sid" wrote in message
...
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I
took them down because they looked so bad, but now I have empty screw
holes where the screws were for the brackets.

What would be the best product to use to patch those holes ? and that
won't crack and fall out 2 years from now ?

It's a heavy steal entry door.

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

The holes may have a ridge from the previously installed screws. Sand the
paint surface to rough it up and then just dimple the surface around the
hole so that the hole is depressed below the surface of the door. You can
use a ball peen hammer or a hammer with a punch to depress the surface
around the hole. Then you can use Bondo or use an epoxy filler that you cut
off a roll or ribbon and knead together then fill the hole to the surface.
Any that oozes into the hole will help keep it in place just as plaster
oozing between lath strips keeps it on the wall. I have used this method
when we removed some venetian blinds from a metal door. The patches have
lasted 10 years without any problems.

On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 10:25:21 PM UTC-4, sid wrote:
The previous owner of my home mounted curtains on the front entry door. I took them down because they looked so bad,

Not suggeted yet is to put up curtains that do not look bad.