[Che]

Can anyone help me out with the worlds smallest mig weld repair? I have a slight crack in the armrest part of my drivers door, it's not even a centimetre long.

I tried to bog it away but my lovely roller paint keeps cracking right at this point and all the recent bad weather is bringing on rust - wouldn't mind sorting it properly so the crack will bugger off once and for all

[Fatzook]

Yep.

Any chance of a pic?

[want33s]

Drill a hole at the end of the crack should halt it, at least until you find someone to repair it.

[Che]

Awesome cheers Fatzook

Not sure about a pic, i'll check out my library now and post one up if i can find. I'll take a pic in the daylight tomorrow otherwise

[Che]

[Fatzook]

Yeah I am gonna testroy your paint you realise

And thats a hard fix too. I have a door here I can do a practice on, but the glass may need to be removed from the door before welding that up

[31zook]

just use a piece of heat proof tile, wire brush the paint off, V prep the crack, tig it with about 30amps, and flappy disk it smooth.... about an hours work i rekon

[Fatzook]

31zook wrote:

just use a piece of heat proof tile, wire brush the paint off, V prep the crack, tig it with about 30amps, and flappy disk it smooth.... about an hours work i rekon

Hahahaha How the fuck do you 'V-prep" 1.2mm thick coke can?

I'll just use a piece of cement sheet, 240 grid sanding disc and the TIG.

She'll be right

[Che]

A new coat of paint is only a quick roll away, so no need to be careful about that. I can prep the area for you too if that'll make it easier. Window is easy to pop out, door card isn't on at the moment

If you lay the weld I can do all the finishing - gives me something to fiddle with in spare time.


Can this all be done from the top or will I need to prep the underside too?

[Fatzook]

I'll do the prep if thats ok mate. Need to be really carefull not to thin the metal during prep.

[Che]

Cool. I'll shoot you a PM after the weekend, will be short of time til about this time next week as I got some deadlines for early next week, but nice and free after that.


Can't wait - i'll finally have a nice drivers door

[JrZook]

Fatzook wrote:

31zook wrote:

just use a piece of heat proof tile, wire brush the paint off, V prep the crack, tig it with about 30amps, and flappy disk it smooth.... about an hours work i rekon

Hahahaha How the fuck do you 'V-prep" 1.2mm thick coke can?

I'll just use a piece of cement sheet, 240 grid sanding disc and the TIG.

She'll be right

1.2mm sounds too thick to be suzuki :p

[Fatzook]

JrZook wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

31zook wrote:

just use a piece of heat proof tile, wire brush the paint off, V prep the crack, tig it with about 30amps, and flappy disk it smooth.... about an hours work i rekon

Hahahaha How the fuck do you 'V-prep" 1.2mm thick coke can?

I'll just use a piece of cement sheet, 240 grid sanding disc and the TIG.

She'll be right

1.2mm sounds too thick to be suzuki :p

I was being optomistic

[31zook]

Fatzook wrote:

31zook wrote:

just use a piece of heat proof tile, wire brush the paint off, V prep the crack, tig it with about 30amps, and flappy disk it smooth.... about an hours work i rekon

Hahahaha How the fuck do you 'V-prep" 1.2mm thick coke can?

I'll just use a piece of cement sheet, 240 grid sanding disc and the TIG.

She'll be right

a triangle file, i was refering to the oil/paint and rubish that gets into the crack over time..... you of all people should know how tempermental tig is......

[ajsr]

personally I'd mig that, clean it up nice and a low amp low wire couple of spots in a row. witha test setup on similar shit. mig will be less fussy I feel.

as pete said slide some cement sheet inside the door and cover the rest with a blanket or silmilar if your that way inclinded.

[2stroker]

Holy mackerel che_guitarra, you painted the car with a roller and you are worried about that insignificant little crack in the top of the door ???????

[JrZook]

2stroker wrote:

Holy mackerel che_guitarra, you painted the car with a roller and you are worried about that insignificant little crack in the top of the door ???????

He's a perfectionist if you haven't noticed

[2stroker]

JrZook wrote:

2stroker wrote:

Holy mackerel che_guitarra, you painted the car with a roller and you are worried about that insignificant little crack in the top of the door ???????

He's a perfectionist if you haven't noticed

Righto then, a perfectionist that paints a car with a roller and brush hmmmm.

[steak_knife]

2stroker wrote:

JrZook wrote:

2stroker wrote:

Holy mackerel che_guitarra, you painted the car with a roller and you are worried about that insignificant little crack in the top of the door ???????

He's a perfectionist if you haven't noticed

Righto then, a perfectionist that paints a car with a roller and brush hmmmm.

After 2600 thread's about painting to...

& you can talk Mr Jr....