Re: Procrastinating never got anyone anywhere
Posted: 18 Jan 2019, 19:22
A momentous occasion the sliding door sill and channel is completely in!
Before, fully painted with the seams zinc primed. For better welding I cleaned off where the plug welds will go.
Work area prepped and triple checked that all areas for panel bond were cleaned and zinc primed, all welds were cleaned off to bare metal.
Using g clamps to position the inner and outer sill
Trial fitted with self tapping screws
Once I was 100% ready the panel bond went on the bottom lip and the top edge. It was the spot welded on the lip and plug welded along the top.
I used a lot of self tappers and clamps to ensure the sill would completely line up before I started welding in. Once the panel bond went on I had 45minutes, so prep and layout of equipment and clamps etc was vital otherwise i could end up trying to spot weld where the metal wasn’t prepped etc.
Now everything is in I will leave it for the panel bond to go off and then plug weld the self tapper holes.
Before, fully painted with the seams zinc primed. For better welding I cleaned off where the plug welds will go.
Work area prepped and triple checked that all areas for panel bond were cleaned and zinc primed, all welds were cleaned off to bare metal.
Using g clamps to position the inner and outer sill
Trial fitted with self tapping screws
Once I was 100% ready the panel bond went on the bottom lip and the top edge. It was the spot welded on the lip and plug welded along the top.
I used a lot of self tappers and clamps to ensure the sill would completely line up before I started welding in. Once the panel bond went on I had 45minutes, so prep and layout of equipment and clamps etc was vital otherwise i could end up trying to spot weld where the metal wasn’t prepped etc.
Now everything is in I will leave it for the panel bond to go off and then plug weld the self tapper holes.