Spunkymonkey
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Ok, I've been steadily reading through the forums for the past couple of weeks in prep for a project I'm planning to start next month.
The project is a 1972 Daf 33 which is currently on-road, but got a bit of bog 'n' bodge treatment last year for sharp edges before its MOT. New panels are non-existent so the spring project is to cut all that lovely filler out (both front wings, bootlid edge and rear wheel arches) and put in new metal.
The metal forming bit is no big problem and I've been happily welding cars down to about 20 ga - including filling the odd hole as i go - with a stick welder for years. But the last time I tried a MIG was about 15 years ago with a nice pro setup in a friend's garage (at the other end of the country )
So, finally, to the question:
I know everyone says "not gasless" but it really is a matter of "circumstances dictate". Also, the panels are that little bit thicker the normal 0.8 stuff, so am I likely to have any success at all inserting patches to grind and skim-fill in 1.0 mm body panels using a Clarke 90EN and gasless wire?
The project is a 1972 Daf 33 which is currently on-road, but got a bit of bog 'n' bodge treatment last year for sharp edges before its MOT. New panels are non-existent so the spring project is to cut all that lovely filler out (both front wings, bootlid edge and rear wheel arches) and put in new metal.
The metal forming bit is no big problem and I've been happily welding cars down to about 20 ga - including filling the odd hole as i go - with a stick welder for years. But the last time I tried a MIG was about 15 years ago with a nice pro setup in a friend's garage (at the other end of the country )
So, finally, to the question:
I know everyone says "not gasless" but it really is a matter of "circumstances dictate". Also, the panels are that little bit thicker the normal 0.8 stuff, so am I likely to have any success at all inserting patches to grind and skim-fill in 1.0 mm body panels using a Clarke 90EN and gasless wire?