Darren 72
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Scott or someone need help!
I'm not a welder or pretend to be one but am determined to learn on my 72. Welding the cowl hat on and making repairs to the lower cowl.
When I shine a light on the top of the patch that was butt welded in (and the hat) I noticed pin holes along the but weld. Will the Flex #12 seal all these? Do I have to worry about completely sealing up with the weld? The metal is not liking the MIG. It blows holes through the existing metal and was beginning to become a problem. I finally got it where it looks half way decent but am concerned about the pin holes along the joint. I did try to eliminate every hole by re-welding and grinding again but the metal is starting to get sensitive to the heat. I'm using 18 gauge on the butt welded patches. I was tacking properly and not running beads to cut down on heat.
I'm not a welder or pretend to be one but am determined to learn on my 72. Welding the cowl hat on and making repairs to the lower cowl.
When I shine a light on the top of the patch that was butt welded in (and the hat) I noticed pin holes along the but weld. Will the Flex #12 seal all these? Do I have to worry about completely sealing up with the weld? The metal is not liking the MIG. It blows holes through the existing metal and was beginning to become a problem. I finally got it where it looks half way decent but am concerned about the pin holes along the joint. I did try to eliminate every hole by re-welding and grinding again but the metal is starting to get sensitive to the heat. I'm using 18 gauge on the butt welded patches. I was tacking properly and not running beads to cut down on heat.
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