Welding sucks...

[Chvyblzr1972]

How thin is the metal? If it is like 16 guage, which alot of car panels are in that range, A series of tacks is a good way to go to keep the heat down. What settings is your machine at and what wire are you using? And you definetaly want to stay away from fluxcore, that stuff likes to run hot.

[8mpg]

How thin is the metal? If it is like 16 guage, which alot of car panels are in that range, A series of tacks is a good way to go to keep the heat down. What settings is your machine at and what wire are you using? And you definetaly want to stay away from fluxcore, that stuff likes to run hot.

I doubt its 16ga...thats thick. Hell, even old cars are in the 18ga range. Im guessing that newer cars are in the 20-22ga range. Its all about the engineering these days.

[greenbullitt]

I was really surprised to see how thin these panels are.

I wouldnt weld so much on them as they can distort. I used 3m 8115 in most of mine and kept the welding to a minimum...

[greenbullitt]

oh, and stitch welding will greatly help you too. it doesnt need to be welded all the way around.