I work from the top whenever I can. I tack a corner then hold the patch
with a screwdriver and tack all corners and high places. If it is a small
hole, I just weld it shut. Make sure you get your mig off the weld as soon
as you see it getting red or you may blow through.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Michael Nugent
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:50 PM
To: Spitlist
Subject: Floorpan repair
Getting ready to do my first MIG welding - repair of the driver's floor.
Does it make any difference if I attach the patch from the bottom or from
the top? (I'm thinking more about water accumulation than strength.)
I intend to cut a piece from another car that's 1/2" bigger in all
directions than the hole I cut out, so there will be overlap.
Mike
Renton, WA
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