Trying to Save the Quarter Panel Bottoms - Welding in Rust Holes and Pits - GTO RestoMod (Ep 58)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Yup I when I flipped Ruby over on the rotisserie I found some more rust holes that need to be addressed. We are going to try and not install patch panels and instead weld all the deep pits and holes in with the Mig Welder. I think we can save the quarter panels but I am not sure.
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Very nice work welding up the pits. I didn't think you were going to be able to pull that off. I love your attention to detail. Thank you for your time.
Me either but I have a few hours with a mig gun in my hands so I had a 50/50 chance. Not the perfect repair but the panels are really solid so I am okay with it.
Stumbled on ur channel. Great thorough work.
@@darrenlub Thanks Darren, I appreciate that.
Welcome aboard
Good Job Mark!!
@@daveringeisen130 Thanks Dave, those have to be the last holes....I hope.
Looking good mark.
Two options for the thin metal areas, get your MIG gun closer to the weld. Your long stick out is raising your amperage without you realizing it.
Option two, TIG weld the holes. For me it is easier to control the amperage. Plus keep the Tungsten close for a tight arc and use .030 wire fire filler.
If your TIG welder has a high startup current, establish the arc a few mm away from the thin area then move to where you need to be. You can use pulse mode if available or manually pulse the pedal if necessary to manage heat.
@@gofastwclass Thanks for the tips, I appreciate it. Still a newbie with tig but my machine can do pulse and I can control the start amperage setting. I found using a longer stick out with the MiG allows a little burn back and less push into the parent material getting build up with less penetration. It seems to work for me.
I need to get some more practice in with the tig welding in holes for sure.
Really enjoyed the video Mark. When that first hole blew out it reminded me of the many blowouts I’ve had on Pops. I learned the copper sheet trick from you last year some time (or earlier?). I’m hustling to get things ready for epoxy as I don’t have the dry air you have in SoCal.
Thanks for keeping the videos coming in spite of the hot weather down there !
Thanks Robert. There used to be a saying around welders "that guy is so good he could weld two soup cans together" Mind you that was back in the stick only days. Well I can weld two soup cans together easily if I had too with a mig.
Like I mentioned to you before the panel is pretty well protected because of the Phosphoric acid dip at the end but you are smart to get going as fast as you can towards epoxy. If you would have had Pops media blasted it would already be flash rusting. You and I will be spraying epoxy about the same time, I am just a year in prep...
Good job. You got’er done.
I use a Henrob gas welding setup to weld 60 year old Swiss cheese, rust so bad that hitting it with a wire wheel would have instantly destroyed. I would say it was 50% open. 90% of the rust was removed chemically. That which remained popped and disappeared as new metal flowed in. It was extraordinarily tedious but it just goes to show anything can be fixed if you want to bad enough😊
@@ThisIsToolman You are absolutely right about that. I have never seen one of those torches up close but it sounds like it must work very well.
Luckily mine was pretty solid overall.
Those were great shots of your welding Mark. I enjoyed watching your work! I have to agree with you on the heat. It has been a miserable month of July here so far. Highs over 115, and lows in the 90's. Not much fun. ☹
Yeah a day here or there is fine but this constant blistering heat just builds and builds on itself. If it cooled down at night it wouldn't be so bad but 85 degrees at 4am is ridiculous. How is the truck coming along?
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication Unfortunately Mark, I haven't touched the truck in 3 months from just being too busy at work plus I've had some health problems as well. Hopeful to get back after it soon.
@@douglashart5059 Sorry to hear that Doug, I hope you are on the mend. You need a vacation!