Sand blaster or chemical stripper. 7018 was speced out due to its ductility. So in the future, I would be quoting for not just the welding, but also prepping the joints and preferably have another guy ahead of me that does this? Trying to figure out real-world scenario here. So searching around som...

Uh oh.... why a medium/low penetration rod for root burns and fillers?

Also, that means all the surfaces have to be perfectly clean..... how do you get into a corner with a 4.5" grinding wheel or grinder in general?

I am very curious, what rods are supposed to be used for structural steel when its painted with epoxy paint? I would guess 6010 rod for the root and 7018 as a cap if the weld needs to be certain size... like 1/4" for example. Are you supposed to clean off every tiny spot where theres paint to w...