Welding a bulkhead repair panel

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Anyone got pics of how best to do this.

I have fabricated some of the internal top corner and need to weld in the prefab outer piece and I need to know if it only needs spot welded or completely welded all round.


Any help will be greatly appreciated. Cheers.
 
I would completely weld it all round to prevent water getting in then paint it with an anti-rust primer then your normal colour. Weld it flush as a butt well then grind the welds smooth to give a neat finish :) don't weld t as a continuous run though as your likely to warp the panel, weld say a cm, then weld a different area a cm and so on till it all joins up then welding heat won't distort stuff. You can tack it in place first though
 
I would completely weld it all round to prevent water getting in then paint it with an anti-rust primer then your normal colour. Weld it flush as a butt well then grind the welds smooth to give a neat finish :) don't weld t as a continuous run though as your likely to warp the panel, weld say a cm, then weld a different area a cm and so on till it all joins up then welding heat won't distort stuff. You can tack it in place first though
Sounds good, thanks.
 
I would completely weld it all round to prevent water getting in then paint it with an anti-rust primer then your normal colour. Weld it flush as a butt well then grind the welds smooth to give a neat finish :) don't weld t as a continuous run though as your likely to warp the panel, weld say a cm, then weld a different area a cm and so on till it all joins up then welding heat won't distort stuff. You can tack it in place first though

Yep just go all around the patched in a tack weld fashion to stop heat distortion.
If you gets warmer than what you can touch, use a wet sponge or rag to cool the area
 
check youtube, i'm sure i came across a vid of someone welding one in.

i don't see why tack and a seam sealer around wouldn't work if you need to.
 
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As said weld it all round,
Here is how I did mine :)

Previous owner had stuck repair panels on. Looked crap and wanted to redo them.
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So I cut them of to find this.
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And fully welded in and ground down.
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Painted. You'd never know :D
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As said weld it all round,
Here is how I did mine :)

Previous owner had stuck repair panels on. Looked crap and wanted to redo them.
DSCF1096_zps7df9f895.jpg
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So I cut them of to find this.
DSCF1097_zps0d654d6b.jpg
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And fully welded in and ground down.
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Painted. You'd never know :D
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That looks superb. Bloody excellent job.

Tack welding and seam sealing is a cop out half a job approach. If your going to do it, do it right!!
 
As said weld it all round,
Here is how I did mine :)

Previous owner had stuck repair panels on. Looked crap and wanted to redo them.
DSCF1096_zps7df9f895.jpg
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So I cut them of to find this.
DSCF1097_zps0d654d6b.jpg
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And fully welded in and ground down.
DSCF1100_zps79437b3e.jpg
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Painted. You'd never know :D
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Good job, espeshuly with the painting. Mine looks like a dogs dinner lol.
 
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