Distortion in 16 guage sheet

[darren.a.roberts]

Hi All,

First of all want to say a big thanks to Malcom for a great forum.

I'm curently welding up the rear arches of my Rangie classic using 16 guage. Fabricated everything and then plug welded ok. I wanted to make sure that no rot got into the seams so I fully welded up all the joints. I worked systematically around the piece welign about 2 -3 inces at a time, and then moving onto the next edge, util the seam was fully wedled. I've now found that I've buckled on of the side of the inner wheel arch by about an inch!

Do you think I can get this out with a little heat or do I need to start again? What do you think is the best way of stopping the distorion?

cheers

Darren

 

[pedrobedro]

16g is a bit heavy for bodywork, I tend to use it more for chassis. Is the distortion where you can see it ? If it's not going to cause any problems just beat it out and fill it or ignore it. I knock it into shape as I go along if it is possible.