Ive been searching for a video like this, people only show fixing minor dents in their trim finally someone showing fixing a hole in it too. Amazing work!
All this stuff takes time, and patience helps. Just have to put on some good music with a good beverage and with the 1000’s of things that needs restoring on these cars, you just focus on the one little thing that needs fixing and enjoy not having to worry about nothing else.
Excellent, thank you for sharing, I’ve also been looking to see a video on welding stainless trim with holes and cracks, with out a tif welder, with this info I feel confident to carefully have a try cheers 🙂👍
This is a great video. If I may ask, is it possible to join two pieces of stainless trim and make it come out this good? I have a 2 dr 57 210 and someone gave me some 57 4 dr trim and I figure if I can join the long qtr panel trim it would save me a bundle as i am doing this on a budget. Any ideas? Thanks for this vid. Keep up the great work.
Hi, well anything is possible if you take your time, if you are wanting to try this, my suggestion would be, when you cut the trim, test fit the two pieces on the car and make adjustments for a perfect fit, then tack weld the two together while its on the car. Double check the fit, then finish the weld off the car. I would also use a good straight edge, T-Square or metal ruler, to make sure it stays straight as you are welding, cooling each weld tack with air. Use a thick piece of copper, on the back side, you can buy a copper fitting and cut it in half and flatten it. I hope that helps, i have not done this before but i dont see why it can’t be done with some patience.
It does a couple things to help, one: it helps soak up heat helping with it not burning through, making a larger hole, and two: the weld does not stick to the copper, making it a bit easier to fill in a hole. The thicker the copper the better. Hope that helps
Definitely a labor of love. Great job. My only comment is that I'd have considered using a pick hammer to have gotten there a little quicker and to the file a little quicker but that also has its risk. SALUTE!
Yes, there was a hole from a screw, that screwed the rain guard trim above, and I did not want to put that trim back on. So yes indeed, there was a hole.
@@ThePerfectSeason1972 mig weld with stainless steel wire, About 4 1/2 minutes in, it shows how I welded the hole shut, using some flat copper behind the weld as a heat sink.
Ive been searching for a video like this, people only show fixing minor dents in their trim finally someone showing fixing a hole in it too. Amazing work!
Thanks, I had that same problem. Thank you for watching
You sir definitely have some patience and talent. Something I don't. Excellent work 👏 👍
All this stuff takes time, and patience helps. Just have to put on some good music with a good beverage and with the 1000’s of things that needs restoring on these cars, you just focus on the one little thing that needs fixing and enjoy not having to worry about nothing else.
That was a beautiful repair on the stainless. From the trim it looks like this 55 is a Bel Air.
You are correct, Bel Air Thank You.
Excellent, thank you for sharing, I’ve also been looking to see a video on welding stainless trim with holes and cracks, with out a tif welder, with this info I feel confident to carefully have a try cheers 🙂👍
Thank You, a nice thick piece of copper behind the hole, when welding.
Yes thank you 👍
This is a great video. If I may ask, is it possible to join two pieces of stainless trim and make it come out this good? I have a 2 dr 57 210 and someone gave me some 57 4 dr trim and I figure if I can join the long qtr panel trim it would save me a bundle as i am doing this on a budget. Any ideas? Thanks for this vid. Keep up the great work.
Hi, well anything is possible if you take your time, if you are wanting to try this, my suggestion would be, when you cut the trim, test fit the two pieces on the car and make adjustments for a perfect fit, then tack weld the two together while its on the car. Double check the fit, then finish the weld off the car. I would also use a good straight edge, T-Square or metal ruler, to make sure it stays straight as you are welding, cooling each weld tack with air. Use a thick piece of copper, on the back side, you can buy a copper fitting and cut it in half and flatten it.
I hope that helps, i have not done this before but i dont see why it can’t be done with some patience.
@@treads654 Thank you. That sounds perfect. Appreciate it.
What's the purpose of the copper between the ground clamp?
It does a couple things to help, one: it helps soak up heat helping with it not burning through, making a larger hole, and two: the weld does not stick to the copper, making it a bit easier to fill in a hole. The thicker the copper the better. Hope that helps
Definitely a labor of love. Great job. My only comment is that I'd have considered using a pick hammer to have gotten there a little quicker and to the file a little quicker but that also has its risk. SALUTE!
Thank you and yes, I like the pick hammer suggestion. I’ll have to search for one or customize my own.
You make it look easy. That would certainly be good enough to save some money .
Thank you, just take your time and you should have good results.
What size of stainless steel wire did you use?
Hi, I used .030 wire
Was there an actual hole through the stainless metal? Or did you spot weld ?
Yes, there was a hole from a screw, that screwed the rain guard trim above, and I did not want to put that trim back on. So yes indeed, there was a hole.
@ - but I watched the video, how was the hole filled or sealed? Thanks !
@@ThePerfectSeason1972 mig weld with stainless steel wire, About 4 1/2 minutes in, it shows how I welded the hole shut, using some flat copper behind the weld as a heat sink.
@ - thanks for pointing that out, somehow I missed it.
4:45 into it, I don’t know how I missed it. Good to know and see.
Why didn’t you show the buffing wheel to bring out the mirror shine?
I will be making a video on the steps I take to get that mirror shine
Nice job brother
Thank You
fast hammer you got
Lol, yeah it sure seems I have a wrist for fast hammering,
I took some 56 rocker moldings to a "expert" to straighten and fix a hole where someone had screwed it on. They ruined it and I had to buy new.
That is a bummer, that is why I am tackling this myself, I am pretty picky when it comes to that stuff.
lots of tappen to make it happen
That is so true with these trim pieces.