Welding aluminum

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WARNING: Electric welding

Risk of electric shock or burns

→ Wear personal protective gear.

→ Disconnect both battery terminals.

→ Do not weld in a damp area or when it is wet under foot.

→ Move highly inflammable materials out of the work area. Vertilate the work area well.

→ Remove smoke gases with an extraction system.

→ Read specific safety information for the welder.

→ Check that welder is working perfectly before use.

Metal inert gas (MIG) welding is used for welding thin aluminum panels.
Argon is used as the inert gas.
The welder used is the welder WE 1784 .
The welding wire used is aluminum welding wire WE 1796 or aluminum welding wire WE 1797 .

Apply test welds to practice panels to make sure you are using the correct welder settings.
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Make the sheetmetal insert with a width of about → Width: 60 mm from the old or spare part.
Adapt sheetmetal insert for welding backing strip to the contour of the repair area.

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Secure sheetmetal insert to the body with tack-welds.

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Grind off tack-welds on sheetmetal insert.

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Always leave a gap -X- of → Width: 1 mm when fitting in the spare part.

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Grind the welding area down to bare metal.

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When joining spare parts, welding is always the last step.
Weld spare part.

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Grind down welded seam.

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After painting the repair area, apply cavity preservation on the entire area.