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Good welders in Wales/Bristol/Midlands?
Posted: 26 May 2006, 01:15
by MacAoidh
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.
Posted: 26 May 2006, 06:23
by Louey
ask the mercdoctor
Posted: 26 May 2006, 06:53
by trickydicky
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
Posted: 26 May 2006, 08:16
by MacAoidh
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...
Posted: 26 May 2006, 09:19
by trickydicky
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
Posted: 26 May 2006, 09:49
by VT20 Bus
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.....
Posted: 26 May 2006, 09:49
by VT20 Bus
Great. Now I have PM ability. I will PM you his number.
welders
Posted: 26 May 2006, 19:17
by Pilks
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
Posted: 27 May 2006, 08:46
by MacAoidh
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...
Posted: 27 May 2006, 17:46
by trickydicky
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
