If you can't afford a mask, you can't afford to weld. The hospital bill if you fuck up your eyes is going to cost a hell of a lot more than $30. I bought a helmet at a guy's garage auction new in the box for $5. For $5, I'll soak the headband in rubbing alcohol and not worry about it. $95 to bend up a 3-foot brake line? Shoot, you could buy a flaring kit, bender, and the line and even if you screwed up the first 5 tries still be ahead.
POTATOES DUDE........ shred them or cut them in thick slices and lay them on your eyes. Closed of corse..it does wonders for the pain, can't say as much for the loss in vision and the night stars that you will most likely have from now on. And yes we have all been there...........you asked a question and we all just tryed to answer with the most honest way we could, not trying to pick on you or even make you feel bad, just wanting to pass on some knowledge that we have all learned. the rust is ALWAYS bigger then you can see. I do have respect for you for trying, but don't give up now. kick that thing in the ass and get busy !!!!
Not to be an asshole. Or maybe so. But how I see it... If you don't have the funds to do what you need and want and be safe about it, It's time to get a better Job or another one.
A pair of eyes are worth more than $30 on the human organ blackmarket. If you're gonna get rid of em, don't give em away. Dumbass X2.
Skill and talent and investment in tools, equipment and materials all come with a price and then on top of that you are expected to stand behind and guarantee your work...pay the man or do it yourself...what we can't do or don't have the time to do we pay others to do for us and if it's too expensive then we do without until we can afford it.
I know I gave my opinion earlier,but I say good for you to try it yourself , if I couldn't do my own work I couldn't afford to pay somebody, heck I do my own work and still can't afford to finish a project , try the rent shop again ,see if they have some eye protection , or a sunday flee market, heck your in bakersfield surely there are some hambers/gearheads that could loan you a hood , good luck BC
Some people are to smart to learn anything from anyone else. they ask for your advice. then they go and what they wanted to do anyway. OldWolf
"$95 to bend up a 3-foot brake line? Shoot, you could buy a flaring kit, bender, and the line and even if you screwed up the first 5 tries still be ahead." I know.I think he talked them down to something like 75 bucks, but still, yes, the 5 dollar bundy line and all my tools, i could have done it for free...but he wanted it the next day and i had to go back to my shift at work....and had already given him the complete day before to help reinstall his engine. Another life lesson learned....now he wants to sell the MG and buy an Opel.
tbh ive been there too, working on commission and getting no work. I used to just use filler but it wouls bubble out each year becuase i lived near the beach eventually i ended up with some mates with a mig and i borrowed it and the welds i first did were shit, i gave the car new paint and after a few weeks the patches cracked out, i had no penetration, the welds were just a bead on top of the metal so i realised you need to get the welds to penetrate so next time i practiced a bit on some old scrap metal. when your welding even if you are real big and tough like most of us you still need welding gloves, a mask and safety glasses. you loose a lot of time on the car when you are sitting around doctors waiting rooms with infected eyes and grinds and burns as i found out. also you need a mask to see what you are doing, i am not real great so i saved for a auto darkening mask, these are much cheaper now and make learning to weld alot easier, you need the mask to see what you are doing and without it you have probably got permanat eye damage. learning to weld can be frustrating if the equiptment is playing up, ya just gotta be tough and do a little head scratching too.
Well props to the guy for admitting he made a mistake. I think he got good advice to bondo and glass the heck out of those rust holes and drive the wheels off. I think the car doesn't run and drive though? If not, I'd worry about that before I even fooled with the body work. I just figure I'll be less likely to abandon a project I can ride around in from time to time. Funny, when I drive around, nobody notices the flaws in my body work like I do
I'd have to agree: get that car running first, see if you enjoy driving it, and don't worry about the rust. Heck, Bakersfield is one of the dryest places in the country, those holes aint gonna grow too fast, if at all.
I have to buy a new engine & tranny and mod my driveshaft and mounts to get it running right now. Im SOL cash wise. If the engine turned like I was told I'd be set. Honestly, I think I should have gotten a Chevy as my real 1st classic. Parts are more common. Im still doing the body work but im in a bad dilemma with work being so slow. If I cant get a running driving classic it'll have to wait until I can get an oilfield job and a newer car will have to suffice If somebody would trade for a 48 Chevy I'd be in Heaven haha
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