Hello everyone,
I have just signed up and thought I would jump straight in and get chatting about MIG Welding. Having never welded before in my life I am looking to learn how (mainly due to the prices being forced upon me by local garages for welding work to my car). I have a project vehicle that I spend a lot of time on but as with any car, over the years they can rust in certain areas.
I am looking for some information on methods and practices that I could adopt to repair my vehicle and get these rusted areas sorted out. These rust spots (although small) where responsible for the car failing its MOT (hwoever the car had been off the road in storage for 2 years prior to the mot test).
One thing I would like to know is, when repairing a car where do I buy the sheet metal required to do the repair work and of what thickness should it be? I have sills to repair and under arch work to do and I'd imagine that they are all various thickness and I would like to get it right first time, additionally I need advise on cutting (if required) the rotten areas out and what tool would be best to do that?
What I have done is attached images of the areas that I need to repair and perhaps everyone would be so kind as to pass guidence and advice my way so I can perhaps do these repairs myself. I have my garage with plenty of tools (but not a welder YET. I am in the process of buying one, feel free to suggest one for automotive welding).
Hole - Near Side front wheel arch.
Hole - Offside Front wheel arch.
Subframe Support - Offside front.
After years and years of garages mistaking this area for a jacking point this is the crushed remains of a situation that "they" created. *sigh*
Sill - Offside rear sill
Hole - Nearside rear suspension mounting area
This little ****** is not very big, about the size of a 50p, however it was going to cost the most because the entire rear suspension system needs to be dropped off (a job I can do on my own) and that was the large part of the cost that the garages where quoting me. Hence I decided to do it all myself.
Many thanks in advance.
Yan
I have just signed up and thought I would jump straight in and get chatting about MIG Welding. Having never welded before in my life I am looking to learn how (mainly due to the prices being forced upon me by local garages for welding work to my car). I have a project vehicle that I spend a lot of time on but as with any car, over the years they can rust in certain areas.
I am looking for some information on methods and practices that I could adopt to repair my vehicle and get these rusted areas sorted out. These rust spots (although small) where responsible for the car failing its MOT (hwoever the car had been off the road in storage for 2 years prior to the mot test).
One thing I would like to know is, when repairing a car where do I buy the sheet metal required to do the repair work and of what thickness should it be? I have sills to repair and under arch work to do and I'd imagine that they are all various thickness and I would like to get it right first time, additionally I need advise on cutting (if required) the rotten areas out and what tool would be best to do that?
What I have done is attached images of the areas that I need to repair and perhaps everyone would be so kind as to pass guidence and advice my way so I can perhaps do these repairs myself. I have my garage with plenty of tools (but not a welder YET. I am in the process of buying one, feel free to suggest one for automotive welding).
Hole - Near Side front wheel arch.
Hole - Offside Front wheel arch.
Subframe Support - Offside front.
After years and years of garages mistaking this area for a jacking point this is the crushed remains of a situation that "they" created. *sigh*
Sill - Offside rear sill
Hole - Nearside rear suspension mounting area
This little ****** is not very big, about the size of a 50p, however it was going to cost the most because the entire rear suspension system needs to be dropped off (a job I can do on my own) and that was the large part of the cost that the garages where quoting me. Hence I decided to do it all myself.
Many thanks in advance.
Yan
