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MARTINSR · 10-05-2018, 01:30 PM

On that particular place, leaving the lip and welding up to it, yeah, not the end of the world. It's not "Joe metal man" kinda work, but it would work and not be horrible or anything like that. But trimming the lip like I did IS the right way to do it. If you will notice it's finished off nice and I could literally finish it without any bondo, it's the RIGHT way to do it. Let me get this straight, I am not going to metal finish this truck, I am not Joe Metal Man, I am going to be covering the truck with bondo so no I am not metal finishing it. HOWEVER, doing it this way, I am a few steps away if I wanted to, so YES it's the right way to fill that hole.

The thing with removing the lip is it gives you a bunch of control. You plannish the welds, it gives you a LOT more control of the repair. If you are MIG welding it, you aren't going to plannish the welds as they are very hard, but you can grind them inside and out and end up with an awesome repair.

Like I said, this is as basic as it gets and a real good like Joe Metal Man Jr. kinda start into this stuff.

Brian

10-05-2018, 01:30 PM	#18
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,037	Re: Welding cab gas filler hole On that particular place, leaving the lip and welding up to it, yeah, not the end of the world. It's not "Joe metal man" kinda work, but it would work and not be horrible or anything like that. But trimming the lip like I did IS the right way to do it. If you will notice it's finished off nice and I could literally finish it without any bondo, it's the RIGHT way to do it. Let me get this straight, I am not going to metal finish this truck, I am not Joe Metal Man, I am going to be covering the truck with bondo so no I am not metal finishing it. HOWEVER, doing it this way, I am a few steps away if I wanted to, so YES it's the right way to fill that hole. The thing with removing the lip is it gives you a bunch of control. You plannish the welds, it gives you a LOT more control of the repair. If you are MIG welding it, you aren't going to plannish the welds as they are very hard, but you can grind them inside and out and end up with an awesome repair. Like I said, this is as basic as it gets and a real good like Joe Metal Man Jr. kinda start into this stuff. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"