How to Mig Weld Thin Autobody Sheetmetal - For Beginners - Tips And Tricks D.I.Y. Auto Restoration 

Thanks Robert. I really enjoy your videos. I've definitely had panels suck in when not leaving enough gap.

Thanks Robert! Great information here. When Mig welding was first available and affordable for home garages, I went to The School of Hard Knocks for this info. Bill

just found and subscribed! Learned a lot already. Thanks!!

Great instruction!

Great content. You’re giving your viewers some of the best tips and tricks to do the job right. Thanks 👊🏽

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Great tip on the tape and the settings. I will use that !

Great show G! I can’t not say flux core is so much easier in every way😉😉

thanks very good explanation. no B. S.

Thanks for good info

I always learn so much from your videos!

Great tips.... im a beginner welder.... im making some nice welds but im sure I'll make better ones now.... thank you sir

Hey Guzzi. Thanks for the extra tips.👍👍🍁

Wow, I didn't know!!! Thanks

More tips ! Many thanks.

Great tips, thank you! Using a utility knife blade for a gap gauge is a really handy thing, I'll start using that. And thanks for the info about draping the gun lead, didn't know that.

Great idea marking baselines on outside of welder. I find there are different wire coatings, had some that would leave copper behind in liner, causing wire to drag. I learned to not buy cheap wire.

Excellent video, if you are welding two different sheet metal thickness, let's say 20G to 18G which wire size would be best? (A lot of repo replacement panels are thinner than original)

Great tips for a beginner like me! Thank you.

I always use a plumbers wire brush for polishing up the nozzle if its not super crusty. My .02!

Good afternoon Robert. Outstanding video. I'm 74 years old and I learn something new from every one of them. I will from now on drape my cables instead of winding them up although I haven't had any problems as of yet. My other comment is about the holder with the magnet for the mig handle. Did you make that yourself or did you buy that? If you made it, could you do a short video on how you did it? I could probably fabricate one but it was hard to get a good look at it. One final note, the little spot blaster that you used in a previous video. Harbor Freight doesn't have them but Tractor Supply shows them on their website but they're out of stock. I did however run across someone that has one that he doesn't use. I offered to buy it but he said that I could have it. Sorry this is so long but I'm old and sometimes I get a little long winded. God bless and have a wonderful day.

Great tips, thanks for sharing -Spanky

I have a hard time getting to work on my project because you have so many excellent videos I need to watch. I wish I would have seen this one 2 years ago. Thanks!

Great tips!!

Great tips. Thanks. How do you feel about flux for sheet metal? 18g etc?

Hey I just found your Channel a few weeks ago and subscribed. Your videos are very well done. Hey do you mind telling me what type of filler primer you use and why you like it?

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Have you ever used the millermatic 250x? Did you get good results? Can you recommend a good 2 stage air compressor that can keep up with air sanders and sandblasting? Thank you

Hey Robert Do you think I could achieve similar results with a Lincoln 140 mig? It doesn’t have as much fine tuning as yours it has preset settings that are more broad like 1 to 12 for wire speed and A to D for voltage but still shows settings for sheet metal. I just want to make a good purchase so I can do some practicing on small stuff. Mostly 18G sheet metal and some impala frame work like the 63 you did. My 59 has some small rot in the frame. I k ow it’s not something one picks up over night but I’d rather get a good tool and learn how to use it then compensate for a “budget” purchase.

More here than most hour long vids

'Thin' hmm, that looks quite a bit thicker than what I am currently trying to weld (0.7mm). Any gap causes it to blow through I found. Would love to hear and see what you do for thin metal like that. Yours looks like its 1.2mm