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Originally Posted by A930Rocket
Update. The 3M panel adhesive was not to be found in town. I did get my Argon CO tank swapped out and a roll of .023 wire, so tomorrow I will start practicing on some 22 gauge sheet metal I bought and go from there.
I also stopped by the auto body supply shop to pick up some supplies and they mixed up a couple cans of the matching paint. Hopefully, I will only be painting around the edges of the wheel arches...
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A word of advice: when you drop down to .023 wire you should change out the torch lead liner to .025. You can weld with the likely .035 liner you have, but not very well continuously UNLESS every setting is perfect. Otherwise the welding wire can start recoiling in the liner as it bounces off the weld puddle exacerbating the problem. You'll go crazy looking for the sweet spot because it becomes very evasive.
Same thing with hose angle. Don't get all up and weird with your angle. If you have to place the welder behind you to have a relatively straight lead, then do it. The wire doesn't like to go round in circles rubbing the liner, especially if the liner is too large for the gauge you are using.
Stay loose my friend.