Hello,

Long ago, i had a lip kit installed on my car. The person who installed it drilled 5 holes on each side where the doors close. I wanna get the holes welded now. What type of welder should i be looking at? Any advice for a noob? My uncles got a few welders and he said he'll help me do it. But I wanna see what H-t's advice is 1st.

 

Your uncle probably has a pretty good idea of what to do if he has the welders. With that, mig welding will most likely be the easiest choice. If you have access to the back of the whole, I'd use a piece of copper plate, hold it flat against the hole, then weld it up like a plug weld. This is assuming the wholes are 5/16" or smaller and not on an outside body panel. If you don't have access to the back of the hole or the holes are on an outer panel, you'll want to start tacking on the outside of the hole and work your way to the inside. Be sure to let each tack cool slightly before proceeding. This reduces heat and warpage caused from the heat. This is all going without a picture too so I may be off base.

Slim

 

jsut use JB WELD.. look it up

 

Each hole is the size of a small screw and it is located where the side skirts would be. How would I work my way inside? Only reason why I would want to weld it myself, is because I dun wanna pay some1 to do it, and instead all he does is just use bondo and cheese my car up.

 

If the holes were larger you'd work in a circular motion. As you weld the outside of the hole, the hole would get smaller until there is no more hole. For a hole the size you're talking, it's very easy to weld up. They should only need a couple of tacks. JB Weld is for people to lazy to learn to weld.

Slim

 

actually jb weld and similar products are used a lot in professional shops because u dont have to weld so no heat to warp pannels or destroy paint and instead of having to repaint a whole pannel or piece u simply have to prime the spot blend and clear.

 

weld it, unless you use professional grade materials something like jbweld will not hold

 

Be careful welding it. Fenders are very thin metal. Any time I do a fender, I always use my tig though.