Rusty Thin Sheet Metal Blowing Holes Welding

Try going for a wire of 023 inches when welding sheet metal.

Rusty thin sheet metal blowing holes welding.

Not only do they look horrible but they make the metal structurally weak and less safe. Try applying that technique to steel less than 1mm in thickness and you are likely to blow a hole in the metal. The butt weld page showed how to do a seam weld using a continuous torch movement. Rusted body panels need to be repaired.

In order to weld sheet metal or patch panel you have to follow certain rules and use specific techniques. Here s a few tips on repairing rust holes in car body panels. The kind of plug to use depends on how the thin metal is being used. They can also cause costly future repairs if the rust spreads to vital components and damages them.

Proper technique will come with practice and experience. Perhaps a simple rivet or sheet metal screw can be secured in the hole. Try welding with a scrap sheet metal piece and practice many times until you start working on more important projects. Here s a quick video on how to plug weld sheet metal using mig without blowing yourself a bigger hole than you started with.

The photo is 1mm steel welded at a power setting normally reserved for 2mm steel. Stick welding sheet metal with 6013 rods. Holes in thin metal can be filled with plugs. My names matt urch and i own and.

If you re repairing an old car then you ll almost certainly need to weld rusted sheet metal at some point. Make sure to use an electrode wire that is thinner as it uses lesser heat and prevents blowing holes on to the sheet metal. This is the thinnest sheet metal i have ever welded using this process. I m welding very t.

If the hole needs to contain a liquid a rubber washer can go on the sheet metal screw to render it water tight.