Rusty Thin Sheet Metal Blowing Holes Welding

Stick welding sheet metal with 6013 rods.

Rusty thin sheet metal blowing holes welding.

The easiest holes to fill are small holes about the diameter of a pen or smaller. For these types of holes i start by cleaning the area around the hole with an angle grinder and flap disc. Video of the day. I m welding very t.

Try applying that technique to steel less than 1mm in thickness and you are likely to blow a hole in the metal. Try going for a wire of 023 inches when welding sheet metal. The welding process actually adds new steel to the thin steel and can result in a repaired spot that is stronger than the original metal. This is the thinnest sheet metal i have ever welded using this process.

The butt weld page showed how to do a seam weld using a continuous torch movement. The complexity of welding increases as the thickness of the material decreases. Sheet metal on the body of cars and trucks is pretty thin usually 18 22 gauge. The most permanent repair to a hole in sheet metal is to weld the hole shut.

Repairing rust or a rust hole on metal without welding requires a material that bonds and is as strong as metal. A rust hole compromises the structural integrity of the metal. Try welding with a scrap sheet metal piece and practice many times until you start working on more important projects. Make sure to use an electrode wire that is thinner as it uses lesser heat and prevents blowing holes on to the sheet metal.