Welding rear arches

[fix]

Thank for the replies,im gonna close my eyes for a brief second when i first start welding.I know the auto masks go dark quickly but that splt second over and over cant be good for eyes!

Ive had a few other issues to sort out of late so havent had a chance to weld again,will do soon though!

[BIG D]

I replaced front arches and rear tall arches,side bottom sill and cab steps last year to be honest on the back ones I used pop rivets then spot welded much easier and does not distort panels?

[fix]

I replaced front arches and rear tall arches,side bottom sill and cab steps last year to be honest on the back ones I used pop rivets then spot welded much easier and does not distort panels?

How come you didnt just spot weld? I thought about using rivets but didnt really want to overlap the replacement arch onto the van if you get what i mean.

[holeydub on 4wheels]

My best advice for you would be buy a auto mask they are the same but the more money you spend on them the better quality they are so machine mart ones are ok but the snap on ones are a million times better but still do exactly the same thing...

Will your welder its gotta be a gassed unit ive had gsless ones in the past and the slag burns you get from them are unreal and take just as long to clean up afterwards. But there there is a but on both of these even with an old arc welder dont run them off of an extension lead as you'll get a massive voltage drop and it wont have the pression of a welder supplied right by the mains. That can make all the difference from a blobby weld to a nice straight constant one...

Hope that helps i only learnt the hard way

[buteux]

Well, i dropped my van off to have its rear arches, kitchen sill, fuel filler section etc all welded a week and a half ago. The lad whos doing it, decided that it was worse than he thought and wanted to charge more, so far hes cut out all the panels, but not done any welding.
He said there was a lot of filler behind the front arch (fuel side). I remember him saying that when he looked at it to price up the job...

I have to wonder how some people manage to run a business treating customers like this, i had another welder look at it, and he was an old timer who knew his stuff, gave the same quote but couldnt fit me in for a month, he even said "it will take me two weeks on and off, these vans always need more cutting out than youd hope, i prefer to do a bit and leave it for a while when ive had enough, i know what needs doing". I know who i wish id gone with now..

Im not paying over the quote tho..