Best way to repair hole that penetrated outer skin of trailer??

[Keith517]

Hey guys I just got an enclosed trailer and it has a dent that has penetrated the outer skin of the trailer. The hole is about one inch long. How is the best way to repair (patch) the hole?

Thanks,

 

[turbolover]

Got any pictures? Might help with some recommended repairs

 

[pedak07]

"Empty Mtn Dew can, stuffed buffalo, 9 iron and a roll of duct tape!"


Couldnt help myself

 

[Holomis International]

We have done a couple repairs like this now for customers, we even had one repair that was 6' tall x 2' wide and this technique worked great.

Get your self some .060 aluminum, have it powder coated to match, use your discretion on patch size (don't make it a 2" x 2" patch) make it a decent size patch to it looks like it should be there. Then sand the area that needs to be patched, get some Pro form 2 part self mixing epoxy, clean the area very well and then sand the back of the patch panel. Make yourself some reference marks to make it straight, then put the epoxy on the patch panel and press in place. If the trailer is rivetless use some tape to hold the panel in place until the epoxy cures, other wise pre-drill evenly spaced holes in the patch panel and line it up over the damaged area and drill holes in your trailer before applying the epoxy. Then put your patch on and rivet it in place.

Hope that helps

 

[Bilko]

Or you can do what I did and stick a big sticker over it. The big thing is to match both sides.

 

[racerjb]

Silicone the hole and put a sticker over it.
or
ask a dealer for remnant piece of skin the same color and patch it with epoxy or rivets. I give small scrap pieces to customers all the time.