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When it was installed, my daughter was wrongly told that a door stay could be fitted to the outside of the bottom rail, as it was reinforced, it since turns out that only doors over 1 metre wide are strengthened. If you use a “wider” screw, it will be able to grip onto the material around it in spite of the existing hole. On the other hand, if you use a longer screw, it will be able to grip onto the material that the previous screw didn’t reach and thus didn’t damage. When it comes to metal, the process of fixing a stripped screw hole is a bit harder than wood or plastic. Here are the most convenient methods to ease the task for you. Method #1) Try Using Slightly Oversized Screws
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Encountering a stripped screw hole is pretty normal for all of us. From sheet metals to wooden doors, these holes can appear anytime anywhere. And when they appear, they surely bring a lot of difficulties with them. Can you reach the screw head? If the answer is yes, then that drill of yours can save you from a lot of hassle. With the right tools to extract the screw and the right techniques to make the screw hole usable again in your arsenal, you should be able to deal with the problem fairly easily. Once you drill the hole, you simply take the dowel, tap it in – with some wood glue applied if possible – and cut it flush with your workpiece. EUH208 - Contains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one, reaction mass of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2Hisothiazol-3-one and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (3:1). May produce an allergic reaction.Finally, in case your screw got damaged when working with a piece of plastic, avoid using wood as well. Unlike the previous methods, this method involves drilling a hole into your workpiece that is larger than the diameter of your screw. More specifically, it requires drilling a hole that’s roughly the same diameter as the dowel you plan to use.
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I have tried a repair on a scrap piece of upvc cladding, using Everbuild Plasbond 65 (it was an old tube but seemed to be ok) however the result was disappointing and the colour match poor. Last but not least, you can simply use hardware that was designed for the specific purpose – a screw hole repair kit.If you just managed to extract a damaged screw and are wondering what to do next, you’re in the right place.