welding guru's come on in.

[6FASTBACK6]

I bought a 65 fastback which the previous owner changed the floor pans, but did not clean up the welds. Now to clean them up and not make them look so ugly. I have an electric Grinder/sander. Will this work and what type of pads do I use to clean up the welds. Any feed back,advise is much appreciated.

P.s. I have no clue to this so please try to give me as much knowledge to complete this project.

Thanks!

 

[iskwezm]

You can use a 60/80 grit disc to get them smooth.

 

[10secgoal]

And cover your glass form the inside. the sparks will ruin it all. I personally like stones, because they are faster. But I'm lazy

 

[6FASTBACK6]

And cover your glass form the inside. the sparks will ruin it all. I personally like stones, because they are faster. But I'm lazy

I have no Idea what your talking about here, please give me some schooling.


Thanks!

 

[6FASTBACK6]

You can use a 60/80 grit disc to get them smooth.

thanks for your input.

 

[iskwezm]

I have no Idea what your talking about here, please give me some schooling.


Thanks!

sparks will pit the glass, as well as flying debri as it comes off. Ask me how I know

 

[6FASTBACK6]

sparks will pit the glass, as well as flying debri as it comes off. Ask me how I know

lol got it! Thanks again.

 

[scottspence9]

there are 4 inch flap disks which do a real nice job and they last along time as well

 

[xoxbxfx]

I go over welds with a grinding disc to get the majority of it down, then over again with a 60 grit flap disc on teh grinder. You are in for a LOT of grinding

 

[mustangchris]

Flap discs are my personal favorite to clean up welds. They are 4 inches wide like most discs and on the under side they have about 100 flaps of sand paper. These are soft and long lasting. there are 2 types, ones with plastic backs and ones with a grinder like back. I prefer the plastic back because it won't damage the metal if you push too hard. Also with the plastic once you get to the edge you can remove the plastic a bit by running it against a sharp edge basically making it a new pad thats already broken in. The down side to these is they can be a little pricey 5-15 bucks a piece.