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Hey boys,
Lookin at getting an HJ/X/Z/WB ute or sedan. I love the tough look of these cars, but i also know the horrors of rust. What is the best way to weld up the new patches? with what welder. I know rusty has a lot of experience in this area being a panelbeater, so how'd you do it? I have an SIP 100amp gasless Mig welder and an arc welder, are either of these any good for welding up body repairs?
any help would be much appreciated
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Alex
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Hi Alex,
The best way to weld up rust repairs is with a gas mig . I payed $490 (brand new from GLENFORDS) for my (MIGMATE TURBO 120 DUEL PURPOSE) its a great MIG & the gas bottles cost $30. each . You really need to have a gas mig because it creates a
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no offence taken at all! the prupose of the question was to find out what i needed and what i needed to do it. Thanks for your reply. So a gas mig is what i need? how long do the bottles last?
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To tell you the truth , if your doing repairs all day you'd probably go through 3 ,i find that if you turn the bottle down a little bit it would last longer . The bottles are about the size of a 1.25 lt coke . I have also used the mig with a proper big b
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I'm thinking maybe i should take it to a panel beater and get it done properly. How much should i expect to pay?, i havent bought the car, but just imagine it's your average HJ/X/Z/WB ute.
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If you want a spot on perfect show room job 20,000 +++ if you want a job thats 90% perfect but still pretty good 10, 000 +++
It really does all depend on how bad your project is & how much material is on the metal (ie Bog ,paint ,primer ,)
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I meant to say AND rust repair sections
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I back you up there sandman. You are pretty on the ball there. We did a 57 Chev at work, and the final bill for panel and paint was $60,000 for a show job in pearl. An FB Holden wagon was $18,000 for concourse original job. Now all this can be relative to |
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Hmm sounds like you guys really know your stuff! Just wondering if you could recommend anyone in Perth to carry out rust repairs only? Cheers mate.
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I would recommend you get a pen & paper & yellow pages & just start ringing Panelshops and asking Questions
and comparing prices .
I have seen ads in the local RAG of mobile panelbeaters that come to your house and do Rust repairs. Thats a good ide
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I'd recommend only buying a ute with an immaculate body. When you are talking collectable stuff like Monaros, Sandmans etc then you have little choice. But there are heaps of really good HQ-WB utes out there that won't need any rust work. Maybe some littl Edited by user Sunday, 13 May 2007 3:34:45 AM(UTC)
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So how many minutes/hrs would you get out of one of those little bottles/
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I have been down the same path too. Most panelbeaters that were approached were not too keen on working on old rusty cars which is understandable. Found out a mig is best for sheet metal repairs. Bought a larger single phase 185amp mig for around $1200. A
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I recon you'd get about hour and a half of welding out of 1 little bottle, I dont mind them actually. saves hire costs
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