Mig Welding Automotive Sheet metal from How to ASAP

MIG Welding Automotive Sheetmetal
This clip from howtoASAP.com is from a 52 minute video featuring nationally recognized automotive builder, Craig Hopkins. Whether you are a novice or a professional, this video will help you get professional results as you learn the tricks to welding automotive sheet metal. Muscle cars, classic cars or trucks use the same welding techniques. Save yourself money and do it yourself or see what your builder should be doing!

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[20rich02]

A few helpful tips that werent mensioned in this vid would be: The metal shouldnt have any gaps when your done or after grinding is done. A good mig machine also would have about 6 different out put ranges, which means the thinner the metal the less power youd wanna use. Put the seeting on about 3 or 4 after the welding is done then weld over the first weld youve done or else youd just melt the metal (if thin metal).

[majorrojam]

Dont use stick welder that doesnt work.

Try mig.

Practice on sheetmetal from an scrapyard.

[sadisticarisma]

thanks for the tips!!

[06DESMARAIS]

Good vid...Not great but yah...

[chamblizi]

HELMET ON THE CAMERA?!

[seapeddler]

No one crash tests a repaired vehicle these days? Well, I guess NASCAR does.

[onlyhuman1234]

get out there and weld, easy. simple and well basic for anyone. i wish i had this video in 2001 ha! thanks!

[13SKULLWRECKER]

Theres a reason that he only made one video !!!!

[mrisaacdillon]

thanks for puttong this up my buddy needs to watch this he just pop popcorn welds

[volodymyrm1]

Craig didn't you mean automotive SHITmetal?

[lekolite1]

the uphill or downhill debate is really about stick welding; with hi deposition rods like 7018 it's very hard to stay ahead and not trap slag. With Mig whatever way works best for you is fine.

[ClantonBrothers]

@MultiShadow1969 Thanks for the reply. I went ahead and got a gas machine, and I'm making okay beads. My dad told me to do short beads and let them cool to prevent warping. Seems to work fine. I just jump around to several patches I'm working on and do a little at a time.