Aluminum/Steel Garage Door Panel Repair

[@a2lemonde56]

Have the SAME problem. Semi worked it out in my head, I may have to go "this" route, but to see someone actually do it, has HELPed me TREMENDOUSLY. THANK YOU!!

[@DIYLifeSkills]

To be honest, it was going to be a temporary solution so that I don't have to hear the loud popping noise and to stop the further damage, and then I forgot about it for years, and the darn thing is still holding up well. I may still do something more clean looking and permanent eventually, but for now, it's working out for me. LOL

[@jerrydee3144]

I used metal no probs

[@DIYLifeSkills]

I what was the dimensions of the metal plate you used? And how did you secure it?

[@jerrydee3144]

@@DIYLifeSkills Home Depot flat iron 6feet

[@bobbig.793]

Thanks a lot for this video!!! A wind came thru and dented my door which worked fine for awhile but eventually the door quit opening, well it opens fine until the dent gets up to the top and then it kinda kinks inward. I was thinking where on earth am I gonna find $2k to fix it!!! Well, it’s 8 pm now but come morning I’m headed to Home Depot! Gotta give your solution a try because my front door is clear around the house on the opposite side of the driveway!!! It’s a long distance haul to carry groceries in!!! I’m widowed so I gotta get that thing fixed!!! Like I said, thanx! And I’ll send another msg to let you know how it works for me!! 🙏

[@DIYLifeSkills]

I was also struggling to pay two kids through college and I had no sport to spend thousands myself for this. Luckily, this cheap fix is still working well after 7 years now. Let me know how it goes. Thanks.

[@LSwick-ss6nm]

I just messed my door up and it has the little creases plus that same deformation at the top and bottom edges. I got most of it out with pressure and a few hammer locks using a wooden buffer. Just like yours mine collapses downward when the panels get horizontal. I was thinking about a way to reinforce the edges and found this video...many thanks for posting this!

[@yolandarodriguez3837]

Unbelievable! I can open my garage door, finally, all the way up after following your instructions. Thanks!!!!

[@DIYLifeSkills]

Oh nice. Good job!!!

[@loft4me]

Have the same situation, where a dent neglected became a tear and then a sagging. The sagging put the door panel rollers at an angle that would increase friction within the channel, causing the door to stop then reverse itself. I was going to pick up angle iron from home Depot, but will see what I have in terms of wood. Thanks for the video..

[@DIYLifeSkills]

Yeah the longer it’s left without fix, it seems to tear more and makes loud noise when it bends back and forth. I know it’s a hack, but I’m still happy with minimal cost of $2 wood strip and few nuts and bolts. It’s been well over 5 years and still holding. :-)

[@miguelcabral1836]

Brilliant. Thank you for figuring this out. Now I can fix my garage without paying more than the new door was, in the first place. Great video.

[@mlm7598]

Good job. We need to do that as that is what happened to our door as well. Thank you!!!!

[@DIYLifeSkills]

Not the prettiest fix but it’s cheap and it works. :-)

[@what4165]

great video. Thank You very much

[@DIYLifeSkills]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@Jayaldrich26]

This worked for me! Thank you so much!

[@DIYLifeSkills]

Great to hear. Thanks.

[@MIRRAPIX]

Thank you!!!!

[@shutternut4806]

Awesome fix! 👏 I had the same issue. Almost identical to yours on the same spot. However, I neglected it over time and started cracking more than yours. Ran to my local Lowe's and picked up the lumber. Only paid $2.27. 👍 Added duck tape for now. 😊 The panel popping sound stopped, but the bottom panel have a slight sag when it is open. I need to work on it a little more. I may look into adding Zinc-Plated Steel Perforated-Slotted Angle for the bottom panel with a slight sag and leave the wood on the other panel. if any, I'm open to suggestions ant other options.

[@DIYLifeSkills]

Mine is holding up well with just wood strip but I’m also trying to see if there is a steel strip/bar that can make it more esthetically natural.

[@HughjanusIncorporatedLLC]

Man! You just saved me $2300

[@jordanstickl2295]

Exactly what I needed! Boom can’t wait to try this thanks!

[@hivemindconcussion2173]

BRAVO! Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@stephenmcgraw3610]

I damaged 2 of the bottom garage door I was wondering how much for 1 panel it’s 10’ x 8’ in height

[@mzx9043]

thank you u saved me a lot cause my mom’s gonna be so mad

[@DIYLifeSkills]

LOL. I felt the same when I my son crashed into the garage door.

[@mikeysmith8619]

Bro I legit just rolled the car into the garage door now it’s broke I’m deas

[@DIYLifeSkills]

@@mikeysmith8619 Oh no. Is it just bent like me? Or completely punctured? They do sell individual replacement panels.

[@MrCorleonefrancesco]

Thank you for the video! I wonder what kind structural inspection that need to be performed prior to deciding whether to fix or replace

[@DIYLifeSkills]

In my case, just the thin panel was bent so it was easy to remedy it. If the panel or vertical I-beams (much thicker) are bent so much to a point the rollers are not running smooth, then bent pieces need to be replaced, otherwise, rollers will wear out quickly and opener motor may strain too much and fail prematurely. So it’s a judgement call. How bad is your’s?

[@embededfabrication4482]

if you use bodyfiller for the repair how do they get the stucco pattern after it's been filled? I think they do these kinds of repairs on panels

[@DIYLifeSkills]

For car dashboard with some leather like texture, I’ve seen people press soft liquid glue like material that takes the surface texture shape. And once this dries hard, they use this to press on repair surfaces to make the texture identical to surrounding.

[@DIYLifeSkills]

But with exposure to hot and cold weather, and the metal panel is constantly buckling a bit back and forth during open and close and during string wind, I’m not sure if any material that you apply will stay. I’m thinking they’ll crack and eventually come apart.

[@DIYLifeSkills]

They do sell these panels but it’s like 16 feet long and requires some disassembly to replace, so I’m just buying time with this bandaid solution. And so far no notices it until I mention it, so it’s quite invisible…sort of.

[@simonshah8570]

this happened to me, the sound is super loud when it pulls up, i'm afraid all that stress is going to mess up the garage spring i just replaced..

[@DIYLifeSkills]

I’m not sure that it’ll add much stress to the spring. It’s just metal panel bending back and forth. And mine to got gradually louder, especially in the cold quiet night.

[@jazlynfonseca3884]

This just happened to me 😫 I stoped I thought I did it right, I close my eyes and rub my head because I feel tired and I notice when my car crashed the garage door.

[@DIYLifeSkills]

Oh no. Hopefully it’s not bent too much. It’s better that you remedy it quickly like I did. Otherwise, each time the panel bends back and forth, it get worse.

[@smrtzttspanishenglishtutor67]

How could you fix it with 2 cars, back and front?

[@cinnamoroll_118]

My mom just did this 😭

[@DIYLifeSkills]

LOL. Shockingly this is illogical, but it appears to happen more frequently than I initially thought. Hopefully damage is not too bad and you can patch it up like me…worth saving big replacement fee. Sooner you do it, it’s better, otherwise, it’ll just get worse as the panel bends back and forth on open and close. :-)

[@ryaneast7125]

Ehhh completely wrong. Do not follow those guys tips call a Garage Door professional. I have 14 years experience

[@DIYLifeSkills]

This is for people like me that don’t want to or have the money ti spend more than a $1000. Garage door works perfectly fine without buckling for 6-7 years now. Don’t listen to some garage door repair guys, we all know we can pay to get it replaced, but Ives in this home for 20 years and this will be my retirement home, so eventually in the future entire garage door will be replaced by this buys many years without spending a lot of money for a simple near no cost temporary fix.

[@Ditmanppi]

@@DIYLifeSkillssomeone always has to leave the dissenting “this won’t work” comment. The hilarious part to me is this. Not only do all Garage Door Professionals disagree with the do-it-yourselfer, they can’t even form a consensus among other professionals.

[@DIYLifeSkills]

@@Ditmanppi Exactly. It’s not the perfect repair but it works and buys me lots of time and saves me big money in the meanwhile. Thanks for the comment.

[@alektad]

I used 2x4, it fits perfectly into the ledge, so I have it going the whole width of the section, I had to remove the hinge screws and replaced those with 1” long ones that go into the 2x4 as well. It’s so sturdy that I want to do it for all the panels and sections. Those cheap sheet metal panels are no real protection from the outside.

[@DIYLifeSkills]

@@alektad Great job. The only caution would be the weight of long 2x4 may throw off the weight balance and/or burden the garage door opener over time.