I am a rank novice and can't weld worth a lick. I have a 66 ford galaxie project that requires that I do some welding. The previous owner bought fenders for it off a rear end wreck car and put them on. They had body moldings on the side that were drilled through. He proceeded to drill the doors and put the mating moldings on finishing the car to his satisfaction. I on the other hand want to restore this beauty to its original glory as it was a 7 liter car that did not have body side moldings. Therefor my question. There will be about 16 holes that I want to fill and I think the best choice between welding and bondo for long lasting repair is to weld. I just don't know which way is best. I don't have much money so I don't want to buy the wrong equipment and do a bad job. Anybody here willing to offer some advice?
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dan.taylor.1
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If you can get to the back of them I'd put a thick (3/4mm) copper plate over the hole and weld from the outside then grind flush and finish as you would any normal body repair with a filler skim etc.
The copper won't stick to the weld so is ideal to puddle over.
Dan
The copper won't stick to the weld so is ideal to puddle over.
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It's possible to fill the holes with weld without a backer bar but much easier with one 
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steveo3002
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yeah using a lump of brass or copper behind the weld is a great trick and helps alot
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Ceramic tile has worked for me a few times to constrain the rear of a weld.
There's a little tool you can get from Harbor Freight for nine bucks to do this job called a welding spoon, it's basically a bit of copper plate with a steel handle. You may ask how I know this from half way round the world, Jody from weldingtipsandtricks did a video on it recently, ain't the interweb great.
