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Originally Posted by Hair
I'm not a body guy but I think welding stainless to mild steel would cause some issues.
Nope, no problems, welds just perfect. I've done it several times with homemade flush stainless gas lids and other stuff. The only issue I have had is where the painted metal ends and the stainless begins, at the weld, it's hard to get the paint to stick to the stainless it wants to peel off and looks like crap. But then again, I know a WHOLE LOT about welding and NOT MUCH about painting so there maybe some way to make the paint stick. I figured it would probably be too high priced. It's just an idea.
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I can think of a dozen non painted items that could be made from stainless. All the bed frames, bed patch panels, floor panels, front inner fender wells, radiator support, lower pillar supports, the latest parts made to restore the rocker boxes on a Blazer, rock shields, bumpers, fire wall, lower inner/underside of the door, bed fender wells, Inner rocker panel. Paint does not like to stick to stainless, so these parts could be since they are very low profile. I'd pay the difference.
Frank