julianf
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I have a seam on my trailer, where a folded sheet buts up against some thick box section.
The water has got in between the box and the sheet, and puffed up the sheet.
Ive cut away the weak stuff, but the vein of rust runs through the lot. Its not structural or anything, but i dont think it will just paint over, so i figured a solution would be to run a bead along it, joining the sheet to the box.
The arc, which i have no skill with at all, just burns up the sheet, and does not penetrate the box.
The tig, which i have limited skill with, works, but there's so much contamination.
Its not a structural weld at all, so am i wasting my time. Would i be better to fill it with something else?
I dont need to do a perfect job (its a working trailer, not a sports car - and its got plenty more wrong with it) - all i want is a solution to stop the paint rusting through before the month is up!
The water has got in between the box and the sheet, and puffed up the sheet.
Ive cut away the weak stuff, but the vein of rust runs through the lot. Its not structural or anything, but i dont think it will just paint over, so i figured a solution would be to run a bead along it, joining the sheet to the box.
The arc, which i have no skill with at all, just burns up the sheet, and does not penetrate the box.
The tig, which i have limited skill with, works, but there's so much contamination.
Its not a structural weld at all, so am i wasting my time. Would i be better to fill it with something else?
I dont need to do a perfect job (its a working trailer, not a sports car - and its got plenty more wrong with it) - all i want is a solution to stop the paint rusting through before the month is up!