how to remove spot welds?
 

Whats the best and easiest way to remove spot welds. I tried using a hammer and chisel but it was not going to well.

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

Spot weld drill bit

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

this cant be a real question this is such a joke

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right after makin the thread i went out and bought a drill bit for metal. that should work you thing?

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

you can drill the spot weld out completely or you can get a a sheet metal cutter set from snap on which i reccommened. it cuts my work time down by 70 % then driling out the whole weld. worth every penny. cost is about 120.00

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

use one of these

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/images/.../040210467.jpg

or use a regular metal drill bit and CAREFULLY drill through the metal layer you want to REMOVE

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

Eastwood also sells them:

http://www.eastwood.com/catalogsearc...spot+weld+bits

http://www.eastwood.com/media/catalo...0972d/p618.jpg

http://www.eastwood.com/media/catalo...0972d/p587.jpg

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

Thanks guys for all the help but I went by using a regular drill bit to remove them. Heres a link to some pictures.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/appearance-build-threads-122/ef-project-2585495/

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One of the best tools I've ever used. I expected it to be weak and wear fast so I bought extra bits.... well, I wasted money on the extra bits. lol. They last super long, but you need to take your time. I cut all the spot welds at a medium pace and the bit is still super sharp. I HIGHLY recommend this tool!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rotabroach-3-8-S...3A3%7C294%3A30

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

rotobroach FTW....I couldnt believe how well they worked . I dont do a whole lot of body type work but what little I have done it has cut the tear apart time in half....I used to just use a unistep bit and drill through both panels , but of course that didnt always work out so well when reattaching things

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

i have one like this. works great. i used 3 blades which is really 6 to remove over 200 spot welds in the back of a 350Z to guy it for the cage. i love these things well worth the money:thumbup:

Re: how to remove spot welds?
 

just get the drill bit

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hey i tried using those a spot weld removal bit with the retracting pilot and had terrible luck with it. I think maybe because mine was a cheap knockoff.

I just tried using one of my regular drill bits and it came out pretty easy.
I just center punched the spot weld and went to town :)
I'm not sure if this is the proper way to remove spot welds but it seemed to work for me :)
just sharing my experience since i just did this yesterday

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359...c62f74be9a.jpg
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598...d235a8b1_b.jpg
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