Making an aluminum siding corner

I'm going to show you how to make an smooth aluminum siding corner for siding the is no longer manufactured.

I bought a house a couple of months ago, that had quite a few siding corners missing (over 10). And since the siding appears to have been manufactured in the 60's-70's, I had no choice but to make my own corners. Since no one carries repair pieces.

Step 1 Gather materials and tools

Materials you'll need:

Aluminum coil stock (I used 6" x10' stock, and it was a couple of bucks at Menards.)
Metal primer spray paint. (Menards)
Loctite Power Grab Adhesive

Tools:
Sheet metal pliers
Tin snips
Sharpie
Two bar clamps
2 or 3 pieces of square scrap lumber

Comments

[soldofsolitude]

you can also use the premanufactured vinyl corners...use a circular saw with a metal blade to cut the siding,slide the corner behind existing aluminum siding,use trim nails to attach them.

[ausable]

I thought about trying that, but that problem with that is: 1) My siding does not have a wood texture, it is smooth. 2) And the exposure is different from the current siding standard, both aluminum and vinyl. Hence the need to make the corners.

[slim_jim]

Finally! An instructible that's actually worth something. Here I was thinking that every single one of these was a complete waste of time. Good job!

[paulgeering]

Brilliant!

[ausable]

Thanks.