Basic Fab question
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When welding a plate to the floor, ie- plate for cage, do you remove all the paint from in between the two surfaces?
If you do it this way is there concern about future rust issues?
Or do you use a weld through primer?
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John
If you do it this way is there concern about future rust issues?
Or do you use a weld through primer?
Thanks-
John
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you have to clean the metal if you want a quality weld. I use aircraft paint remover and .023" wire to weld them. I would not clean it with a grinder cause the metal is pretty thin to begin with. Wire brush it and paint it good after welding and you shouldnt have rust isses.
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Yeah, you want the metal as clean as possible when welding, or else the weld will turn out like junk. You can also try a grinder with a sanding disk on it so that it will take very little material off.
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I don't think they got your question...He means like if you take a 4x4 piece of plate, and are welding it to the floor boards, should you remove a 5x5 section of paint? Or just the area near where welding will take place, leaving say a 3x3 section still painted that will be underneath the 4x4 piece of plate. Dunno if that helped or not, sorry I cant actually help you with your answer.
-Will
-Will