Repair Washers

A repair washer is an oversized flat washer used to rescue a fixing point where the original hole has been enlarged, stripped, or damaged beyond the grip range of a standard washer and bolt combination. At the DIY Hardware Store, our repair washers cover the large-diameter, thin-profile steel washers used in sheet metal repair, panel fixing restoration, and general fixing point recovery across a wide range of DIY and maintenance applications.

The key characteristic of a repair washer is its large outer diameter relative to its central hole - far larger than a standard flat washer - which allows it to bridge an enlarged hole and create a new, solid bearing surface for the fastener head. They're used to repair damaged metal sheet fixings on vehicles and trailers, to recover stripped timber fixing points, to reinforce thin material where a standard washer would pull through under load, and in any situation where the original fixing hole has become too large for reliable retention.

Available in zinc-plated steel in the most commonly needed sizes at the DIY Hardware Store.

  • Oversized diameter bridges enlarged or stripped fixing holes
  • Creates new bearing surface for fastener head
  • Used to repair sheet metal, vehicle, and trailer fixings
  • Reinforces thin materials prone to washer pull-through
  • Zinc-plated steel for corrosion resistance
  • Available in multiple sizes for different hole diameters