How To Repair A Hole In A Garage Door

The crumpled paper will serve as a lightweight block to contain.

How to repair a hole in a garage door.

Step 2 working from inside the garage smooth the inside edges of the hole with rough grit sandpaper. Once the edges of the hole are completely smooth use a couple bursts of compressed air to remove the loose dust. Sand and smooth the patch with a course grit sanding. With the drawbar mounted and the holes drilled insert and tighten the attaching hardware that fastens the drawbar to the door.

Apply a smooth layer of filler to the hole with the putty knife. Allow the filler to dry completely. Put a lag bolt with a round or flat head through the hole and a washer and nut on the inside. Use automotive body filler to fill the hole then sand smooth and paint to match.

Wipe off any excess then repeat the process on the other side. Turn off the garage door opener if there is one so that the door will not move while you are patching the hole. Spray each spring with garage door lubricant. You need to sand both the inside and outside edges of the garage door.

You can then paint the head of the lag bolt to match the door and basically cover the hole. Mark the drawbar mounting screw holes on the garage door and drill the holes in the door. Crumple up a small bit of newspaper or paper towels and push the wad lightly into the hollow area of the door surrounding the hole. Place plastic tarps on the ground beneath the hole on both sides of the garage door.