speedyxjs
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 07:40 PM |
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Protecting the interior while welding
I need to do some wilding on the sills of my grandads car tomorrow and was wondering what the best way of protecting the interior was without
stripping it all out?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 07:41 PM |
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Soak it with water.............
Phil
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deltron63
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 07:57 PM |
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kitchen fire blankets
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fazerruss
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 08:12 PM |
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soaking wet towels works well. Any splatter is quickley cooled down before it can mealt/burn anything
"if assholes could fly this place would be an airport"
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 08:23 PM |
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The only 'proper' way to do it is to strip it out, but you can lift the carpet away from the panel work by putting a woodscrew into the
carpet and turning it until the carpet is at least 20mm from the potentially hot panel.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 09:14 PM |
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remove what you can. Corrugated card under damp towels/material etc isn't bad at all. Generally I worry more about the glass and the grinder.
And keep somebody about with a fire extinguisher and a squirty bottle of water. I know all about that bit
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adithorp
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 09:39 PM |
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There was a piece on the news this morning about a garage full of cars that had gone up in smoke. All started with someone welding...
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 2/9/10 at 10:48 PM |
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i also have first hand experience of a burnt out car caused by welding. i would now strip out everything possible and keep a very close eye on things
during the welding process.
may take longer to strip it out but better than a burnt out car
it was a quite nice mk1 astra gte
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 12:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
There was a piece on the news this morning about a garage full of cars that had gone up in smoke. All started with someone welding...
so you suggest doing it outside? 
yep, strip out what you can, do it in lots of short welds (so you can check for things catching fire and avoid too much heat) 10mm at a time or so.
not sure if its still common, but watch for bitumen sound deadening. that goes up easy 
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 3/9/10 at 09:29 PM |
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The other thing to remember is to stay with the car for 20 mins after you have finished welding - the slightest hotspot can glow for that long.
Also a gardeners atomiser is the best fire extinguisher you can get - cheap, refillable and very aimable!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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