[sailchef]

Thanks for the tips guys. I appreciate all I can get.

I do have a question about what type of sand paper , or systems, you are using to grind down the welds, and then which grit to use for finish work.

I gouged a section going after the spot welds. I used the spotweld cutter first and then thought I'd use a 4" heavy grinding wheel to finish them off smooth.

You need to take it easy there or you'll remove more metal than you want to, also, it's to clumsy to do the finer stuff. I still have a few holes to weld when the spot weld cutter went thru both sides of metal. Never done any of that, so I bought a copper paddle and I'm going to learn. I'll practisce on some sheet metal first.

Before I go any farther on the car I'm going to spend a week or so practising my welds.
Don't know which I'm going to enjoy more, fixing my car or using my new welder.