welding

[kennyman1989]

i have a few small holes in my front wings (pea hole size) and a golf ball size 1 where the wing joins the front valance. any tips on what welder to use or what filler would be greatly appreciated.

[brainsnova]

personally id replace the wing. mig welder would be good or car body filler any type from halfrauds will do.

[kennyman1989]

they aint that bad, the rot hasnt mega set in (yet) this is the clenest nova ive come across for £175 lol

[Mike]

Replace the wing chap, most decent welders coupled with little experience will blow a hole straight thru it :thumb:

[Pistol Pete]

^ what he said. Also for what you will spend on a MIG welder, filler, paint etc, might aswell buy a wing. Might be worth joining the club and getting discount from beevers auto panels.....

[kennyman1989]

ok thanks fellas :thumb:

[ade]

front wing £31 - free delivery if you join the club (usually a tenner postage).

paint and finishing primer about £20 all in - depending on colour/lacquer

Job done for £50 if that

[CoolTiger]

bodge it put tape on back of holes and fill eather side :D

but on the other hand do what ade said

[kennyman1989]

yeah mite do that wen i have some money.

[mikey14sr]

Yeah just fit a new wing, saves having to sand the filler down!

[novaxe235]

dont use filler first fiberglass the holes from behind then skim them from the front with some top stop filler. much cheaper than buying new wings and either way they have to be painted.

[kennyman1989]

ok thats the top tip :thumb: so i should use fibreglass mating and resin? is top stop a brand?

[AlanH]

i have a v.g.c. pass wing i can do you for a tenner plus p&p in flame red. fibreglass and filler is going to be a bit of a false economy if you ask me as unless you have the patience of a saint or experience doing that kinda work its hard to get it looking right and it will be prone to cracking. personally i would go for a 2nd hand wing if you're on a tight budget, or mig weld a piece of metal behind the hole and fill onto that (if you do this yourself try not to weld in one big run as the panel tends to warp, small runs leaving 5-10 seconds between for the metal to cool works for me, i use a clarke 150te turbo mig and an SIP 150 as a back-up, the clarke mig 90 is a great first welder though, especially if you're welding thin panels, and avoid gasless as its rubbish)

[skidmarkz]

could pop over to me mate and ill weld some small plates on for you, sod doing the filler bit :thumb:

im in maidstone..

[kennyman1989]

ok i mite pm you when i have some spare cash, got it coming in 1 hand and out the other at the moment.