rustover
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Tonight I butt welded a patch in my 72 Camaro. I had the welder set just a little hotter than the chart and I backed the underside up with a copper plate. I did burn through in one spot but it filled in nice. I just tacked it in and kept tacking around until I had it filled in. My question is on the underside of the weld. Its a hard area to access, and I'm wondering if it looks acceptable to some of you more experienced welders. There are a couple of spots that I think I can see the original seam, but its hard to tell. Here are a few pics.
I think I need to work on my consistently on how long I keep the trigger pulled.
Here is a few pics of the top side.
I did re-weld the first part of the patch from the backside, inside the car. That's why the haz area is greater in the front.
Here is a pic of the inside where I re-welded it.
My plan is to continue to grind the top, I have one of those small belt sanders that I was going to run over the backside ( The first two pics), then coat the backside in epoxy, then smear some fiberglass filler over it. Wanted to run it by you guys first to see if you thought I was ok to proceed?
Thanks for the help,
Russ
I think I need to work on my consistently on how long I keep the trigger pulled.
Here is a few pics of the top side.
I did re-weld the first part of the patch from the backside, inside the car. That's why the haz area is greater in the front.
Here is a pic of the inside where I re-welded it.
My plan is to continue to grind the top, I have one of those small belt sanders that I was going to run over the backside ( The first two pics), then coat the backside in epoxy, then smear some fiberglass filler over it. Wanted to run it by you guys first to see if you thought I was ok to proceed?
Thanks for the help,
Russ