Sheet Metal Door
The standard base door. Affordable and reasonably tough, the sheet metal door is the workhorse of most Rust bases.
Crafting
 Metal Fragments | ×150 |
Blueprint
Default blueprint — known from the start, no research required.
Recycling
| Metal Fragments | ×60 |
| Metal Fragments | ×90 |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
| Metal Fragments | ×75 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Decay & Upkeep
Raiding
The Sheet Metal Door has 250 HP. Cheapest hard-side raid: 1× C4 or 2× Rocket.
Full raid cost breakdown →Popular Sheet Metal Door Skins
All skins →| Skin | Steam Market | Skinport | Waxpeer | DMarket | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artisan Tree Door | $0.62 | $0.46 | $0.36 | $0.80 | $0.36 |
 Easter Farm Door | $0.55 | $0.45 | $0.39 | $0.46 | $0.37 |
 Large Present Sheet Metal Door | $0.62 | $0.46 | $0.37 | $0.48 | $0.37 |
 Blacksmith's Door | $0.65 | $0.52 | $0.38 | $0.54 | $0.38 |
 Excavator Door | $0.62 | $0.44 | $0.38 | $0.55 | $0.38 |
 Hieroglyphic Metal Door | $0.62 | $0.46 | $0.39 | $0.47 | $0.38 |
 Monitored Door | $0.64 | $0.51 | $0.39 | $0.43 | $0.39 |
 Chocolate Bar Door | $0.62 | $0.48 | $0.39 | $0.52 | $0.39 |
 Dreamer's Door | $0.66 | $0.50 | $0.39 | $0.51 | $0.39 |
 Polar Station Door | $0.60 | $0.62 | $0.41 | — | $0.40 |
 Eisensheet Door | $0.72 | $0.55 | $0.40 | $0.54 | $0.40 |
 Archer Door | $0.64 | $0.50 | $0.43 | $0.49 | $0.40 |
 Fire Truck Door | $0.63 | $0.51 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.40 |
 Midgard Door | $0.62 | $0.53 | $0.42 | $0.56 | $0.40 |
 Bio Integrity Door | $0.62 | $0.48 | $0.42 | $0.52 | $0.40 |
 Missile Silo Door | $0.66 | $0.49 | $0.40 | $0.48 | $0.40 |
 Adobe Door | $0.70 | $0.44 | $0.41 | $0.47 | $0.41 |
 Lunar Ox Door | $0.69 | $0.48 | $0.41 | $0.55 | $0.41 |
 Musical Notes Door | $0.70 | $0.46 | $0.43 | $0.56 | $0.41 |
 Eye Scream Door | $0.64 | $0.49 | $0.41 | $0.42 | $0.41 |
 Oil Rig Door | $0.63 | $0.55 | $0.42 | $0.47 | $0.41 |
 Engineer's Door | $0.63 | $0.48 | $0.45 | $0.45 | $0.42 |
 Lost Treasure Door | $0.69 | $0.52 | $0.44 | $0.66 | $0.42 |
 Bull Rage Door | $0.69 | $0.59 | $0.42 | $0.75 | $0.42 |
 Aztec Rock Door | $0.65 | $0.51 | $0.42 | $0.50 | $0.42 |
 Rocket Door | $0.64 | $0.49 | $0.44 | $0.62 | $0.42 |
 Railway Door | $0.66 | $0.52 | $0.43 | $0.46 | $0.42 |
 Luxury Gold Door | $0.73 | $0.55 | $0.42 | $0.62 | $0.42 |
 Gold Lunar Tiger Door | $0.66 | $0.55 | $0.43 | $0.44 | $0.42 |
 Bandit Sheet Metal Door | $0.69 | $0.62 | $0.42 | $0.73 | $0.42 |
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