Good welders in Wales/Bristol/Midlands?

Post by **MacAoidh** » 26 May 2006, 01:15

Can anyone please recommend a welder who can do a neat job, not to far from me: e.g. Bristol, Cardiff, Worcester, inner Wales? Replacing a panel or two in the wheel arch. Urgent! I'm about to lose my off-road storage, and that will mean scrapping a decent van.

Post by **Louey** » 26 May 2006, 06:23

ask the mercdoctor

Post by **trickydicky** » 26 May 2006, 06:53

Jimmy the Chamney (A.K.A. Jim Smith). Top welder he is in Cheltenham

Check out his site Cotsweld

His Tel 01242 232084.
He aint cheep, but he is good, oh and if you read his site I was the one that collected the shell for him, didn't get a discount when he did my bus though

Post by **MacAoidh** » 26 May 2006, 08:16

Thanks lots. Cheltenham would be very handy for me at the moment, but everyone's very busy (it seems that there's a lot of rusting going on at the moment!) so any other suggestions gladly received...

Post by **trickydicky** » 26 May 2006, 09:19

Just spoke to Jim, he has got quite a bit on, but if it's not a huge amount he should be able to fit it in. Tell him Richard said to call

Post by **VT20 Bus** » 26 May 2006, 09:49

I know another welder nr Cheltenham (Woodmancote) who also will travel to you (as long as you're not a million miles away).

I'll give you his number as soon as I have PM ability. He just did me some top work welding in a combined sill+floor panel opposite my sliding door. Tidy work.

I will have to post a couple of 'test' messages to this thread to get PM ability. Here goes.....

Post by **VT20 Bus** » 26 May 2006, 09:49

Great. Now I have PM ability. I will PM you his number.

Post by **Pilks** » 26 May 2006, 19:17

tricky dicky
Got any good sprayers you can recommend in the Cheltenham area . Just crunched my rear wheel arch. I live in cheltenham so it's good to know theres some local knowledge around.

Cheers
Dave

Post by **MacAoidh** » 27 May 2006, 08:46

I got in touch with Jim in Cheltenham, looks like he'll be doing it, was happy to squeeze it in more or less any time. So, me too interested in sprayers nearby...

Post by **trickydicky** » 27 May 2006, 17:46

No

Jim cut all the rust out of mine and welded in new panels, then I took it to a main dealer for a spray heated booth etc (not V.W. but that is all I can say) anyway picked it up TOOK IT BACK! waiting for the man to get back in touch so it can go back again, rust in the seams, no paint in the arches, rust bubbles and it goes on and on.

So at the moment I am asking the same question

Does any one know any good sprayers in the Cheltenham area?
Funny thing is it use to be Jims trade (hence allways a tidy weld) and he is getting fed up with it too so if we can get enough of us to badger him maybe he will set up a spray shop