When welding in patch panels do you guys prefer to lay the patch panel on top, slid underneath or butt welded to the original metal. I have a step down flanging tool so I have all the options covered.


Thanks,
Rick

 

If you lap the metal you are leaving it susceptible to rust in the joint. Butt welding in my opinion is a better option and what I always use. However, I have used the lapped joint when using panel adhesive and the adhesive fills the joint so you don't have to worry about rust.

 

"do you like it on top, on the bottom or butt welded"

Oh, never mind... This is about welding ???

 

It's hard to tell this is about welding from the title

 

If you haven't got any, get you a set of butt weld clamps. They will most the time come in a set of four. they will set the metal about 0.04 apart. They can found a lot of times on EBay for around 15 dollars a set.

 

I almost always prefer butt welding patch panels. It makes the filler easier and minimum thickness.

 

I do either, which ever way I feel like doing at the time. If I overlap the patch I try to seal the back side with a paintable siliconized caulk.

 

You want a good laugh??? Do a Google sesrch on this title...

 

I couldn't resist a little humours poke at the choice of words in the thread title in my previous post, but this time I'll try to be serious. I did a little Google search using the thread title and apart form the un-related but obvious results I expected, I did run into a thread from another Forum and found this:

How much of a gap for butt welding quarter panels? - <B>Autobodystore Forums

I thought it was interesting and applicable to this thread. I'm thinking seriously about becoming a member over there too. I think it wouild be helpfull to novices and experts alike. If any of you folks know about or take a look at this forum let us know what you think.

I'm not trying to hijack the thread here, I just though it was a way to expand on it.

Later Folks...

 

Boy after reading that from Autobodystore Forums they had a good going over of the subject of butt welding. They had the heat going even when the welder was off. Had a lot of pro and cons which show how these forums are helpful.
Ps. wonder what turned the wording blue

 

i always butt weld cuz when i get done i dont want it to look like a patch i want it to look like its spose to if only my body skills were that good. On the subject of metal working forums check out metalmeet.com its set up a lot like FTE and ppl are real friendly and know how to beat on steel. Im a member over there and its very useful and i have learned a ton about body work from the guys over there.

 

Yeah, I noticed the same. They are a lot like some guys on a welding forum I belong to. Some guys just don't play well with others I guess. About the blue thing,,, I just tried to copy and paste and it did that to me from the auot body forum. I tried to get rid of it with an edit and I had no luck. I do think if you can get past the superiority attitudes you can pick up on some good stuff over there. I guess it's the cost of an education...

Later Man...

 

well i would post a link to metalmeet.com but don't know how lol. cuz me and computers dont speak the same language. lol.

 

well i would post a link to metalmeet.com but i dont know how. can someone help me out. if you want to learn how to do metal work with out big attitudes check it out lol.

 

As far as the question goes I like all three. But as far as welding goes I was dreading having to do my patchs on my fenders because of welding such thin metal. Within 5 mins of practice its now a peice of cake. I discovered this past weekend that the colder it is in the shop the less burn thought proplems I had.I butt jointed all mine and they turned out pretty good. I used a piece of flattened out copper pipe to help take some of the heat away. But like I said when it -15c in the shop burn though was not a proplem.