TIG Welder for body work?

[David Pozzi]

I'm not a body man, so I defer to the others here with more knowledge. I have done some torch and mig body repairs and wheelwell flares. I agree torch welding can work as well or better than mig in the right hands, but takes more skill to control or reduce warping since a torch or tig introduces more heat into the panels. Tig may be similar to torch welding but it doesn't work on thin hot rolled steel, you get loads of pin holes.



A lot depends on how much effort you want to put into learning techniques. You might want to tac weld with a mig and then tig or torch weld a panel, since the mig is much better at tac welding.

Read up on hammer welding. If you have the tools, try several methods.
If you guys have some tips on hammerwelding or TIG use, please post them.