Otto - thanks for the reply. I've attached an additional picture showing some additional information about the factory welds. The area of the bracket that makes contact with the wheelhouse is very small (varies from about 1/16" to about 3/16"). I would describe it as a flange on the edge o...

I'm installing new wheelhouses on my 66 mustang convertible. The picture below shows where the brace from the rear trunk divider to rocker panel mates up with the wheelhouse. The brace is 14 gauge (green) and the wheelhouse is 21 gauge (silver). It looks like the factory might have done it with a to...

For the autobody repairs that I'm doing, I'm using a lot of mig plug welds. Obviously, these don't have the same appearance as the factory spot welds. I recently picked up an HTP spot welder and was wondering if I could go back and use the spot welder over the plug weld. I've tested it on pieces and...

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I've looked at about every table I can find on the web for MIG settings and they all go from 22ga down to 14ga and then jump to 1/8". I need to do plug welds on 12ga using solid wire (.030) with 75/25 gas. Does anybody know a good starting point? If someone could prove them for 12 gauge at .024...