Retro & Rusty
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Hi all, I could do with some advice on welding an inner wing on an Escort mk3 (drivers side). It looks a little complex with the inner arch and I've found a cut from a scrap Escort. Would this be a good option rather than buying the flat pressed inner wing panel and making bits up. It looks like my car has gone a little on the inner arch too. A friend told me its hard to weld to older metal though and as this would be my first proper job I dont want to make things harder for myself.
I've chickend out on welding jobs before but I think this might be time to start as I've been offered the lone of a Clarke a welder... I was toying with the idea of splashing out on an R-tech welder which is the only real go at welding I've had at one of their demos and enjoyed it (obviously this would be harder). I'm not sure if thats a mad idea though and the Clarke will be ok although maybe a bit of a faff getting the settings right?
The panel I'm looking at.
The seller has sanded the paint off a big as I asked of the condition of the bottom
Talking PPE I think I'd only need a reactive welding mask. My only concern is how do you set these up so you dont get arch eye right away? or would it be impossible for that to happen? When I had a go using one of these the demo guy set it up for me.
I've chickend out on welding jobs before but I think this might be time to start as I've been offered the lone of a Clarke a welder... I was toying with the idea of splashing out on an R-tech welder which is the only real go at welding I've had at one of their demos and enjoyed it (obviously this would be harder). I'm not sure if thats a mad idea though and the Clarke will be ok although maybe a bit of a faff getting the settings right?
The panel I'm looking at.
The seller has sanded the paint off a big as I asked of the condition of the bottom
Talking PPE I think I'd only need a reactive welding mask. My only concern is how do you set these up so you dont get arch eye right away? or would it be impossible for that to happen? When I had a go using one of these the demo guy set it up for me.