IS this a big no-no or can i get away with it? Honestly im too poor and lazy to rent a tank and get the Argon/Co2, and im getting pretty good at Flux core wire.

I would probaly be doing lap welds so would this cut it or should I be dishing out the money so i dont have to pay for new quarters in a few years?

Thanks
-Ryan

Only difference is you wont have as much splatter with mig and it will be a cleaner looking weld and less grinding. I have a small wire feed that I will be converting to gas when I get to replacing panels. good luck

Dave

It can be done but it isn't easy. Why wouldn't you at least use 0.030" innershield wire? It will be a major pain to weld sheetmetal with 0.035" wire.

Peter

It can be done, but it is very difficult. I used .035 when replacing my quarter. It is very easy to burn through. I would definitely recommend going to .030 or convert to MIG.

At a welding class it was talked about. The main problem was paint adhesion problems from the flux cored wire.

Originally posted by daveseitz:
At a welding class it was talked about. The main problem was paint adhesion problems from the flux cored wire. If you grind the welds, then use a wire brush on a drill motor to remove all the flux you wont have a problem. I've been using .030 flux core wire for 15 years with no problems.
Ron