Welding In Floor Pan With A Flux Core Welder! ( First Time Ever Welding!)

This was my first Time ever welding on my car myself. It was a little difficult at first but after dialing in my settings, it was a lot better.
My welder is a Titanium Easy-Flux 125 with 0.030 wire.
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I Believe the sheet metal is 19 Ga.
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[@ericwilson2585]

A flux core is what I've been using for about 30 years now and I think they work fine. The important thing is is to get out there and save an old car and learn how to get better at doing it in the process. Looking good Sir.

[@lawncuttingplusdelta]

Great to see realistic good comment. ! … so important for trolls out there and know it alls to get that a car saved by a do it yourselfer , is a win

[@uhusocip]

A good way to keep flux core from blowing through sheet metal is to get a copper plate or flatten some piping and put it behind what you're welding. The copper absorbs a lot of the heat so you won't blow through as easily.

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you for the advice

[@Bog8686]

Yup watch chrisfix doing a floor pan, did the exact same. Lots of amazing tips on his channel.

[@Cbasschen]

Thanks man. I’m currently welding my floors with a flux core mig, burned through like 3 times. Awesome tips

[@uhusocip]

@@Cbasschen just know that flux burns extremely hot since the heat is put in the metal rather than the weld like MIG welding does and since the sheet metal is thin. If you have access to a mig welder, it will make things much easier. Good luck with your build 👍

[@emonteon26s85]

Nice video my guy… i have the same titanium 125 welder you have… what weld setttings did you use im in the process of doing the floors in my 71 monte carlo

[@snoopu2601]

That's great saving another classic car is going to be back on the road to be enjoying Saturday Sunday cruising 👍🏽 Myself I like 4 doors, my first car was a 1968 Toyota Corolla 4 door. My Pop's bought it as a parts car. I told my Pop's could I buy it off him and I'll fix it up. We rebuilt the 4 cylinder engine. I did all the body work found chrome bumbers for it. I a Kustomised grill shorten a 1951 Buick grill put OLDER BMW bumber chrome guards on the front bumber to look like a 1950 Buick grill. White wall tires, Apple ton spot light's. Light tinted back window's. I kept the stock hub caps but put 3 prong knock offs on the hubs. I have to give thanks to friend's and POP'S buddy that own a wrecking yard that donated parts for the Kustom car build back in. The late 1980s early 1990s all the car shows and cruise's had lots and lot's of fun in that little 4 door Toyota Corolla. For on the cheap or low budget build that was a head turner. If you stay on it and keep to your vision it will get done.

[@ButchNackley]

That came out fine. Seam Seal the underneath edge all the way around it. It's the stuff that was used when the car was first built. That should keep out any moisture for a very long time.

[@matthewedwards6212]

Seam seal and it’ll be good! Nice job and good for you for learning a new skill. Looks really good for your first time

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man I really appreciate that

[@magshondachannel]

This definitely gave me some hope, this is what I planned on using for my project and came across your video during research.

[@snoopu2601]

There's no wrong way in building your car it's your way of doing it. 👍🏽 Keep up the good work putting the classic car back on the road. I can tell you to watch some video's when you get stuck on what your trying to fix. Everyone has there way of doing it. You just have to stay within your budget. Try to keep the cost way down. Don't try and put in more money than what the car is worth. Don't get caught up in what some one else is telling you what you should be doing with your build!!! Keep on keeping on 💯👍🏽

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man!

[@Leo-lr4eq]

Watching these vids hopefully will motivate me to do the floors on my Jeep which I have been putting off for over a year now.

[@classicpatinas]

Do it man! It won’t get done by itself!

[@charlesclemons741]

Great job! Very encouraging!

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man!

[@troynewman4383]

This was a great video. I will be welding for the first time also installing floor panels. Seeing this turn out so great for you was very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to create this video.

[@blazingfire360]

been working on classics since high school. good shit keep it up brotha

[@classicpatinas]

Thanks bro💯 I really appreciate it.

[@drazenpapiga1496]

hello friend, I always cut a little smaller dimensions than the replacement panel, lightly weld in several places, cut along the edge between the welds, and so weld everything around, grind and be perfect as a factory

[@larrykittell726]

Good work! I have a flux-core welder that I use for mufflers and little stuff. I have a 65 Fairlane that needs floor pans. You give me confidence to tackle my old Ford one day. Thanks!

[@classicpatinas]

Definitely worth a try man. If I did it and it was my first time, I’m sure you can do it.

[@snoopu2601]

If you already welded, I was going to tell you to stitch weld the floor pan's don't let it get hot from worpage, then use seem sealer to cover up any holes you might have mist. I don't know why people keep saying it's hard to weld with flux wire? I've been welding with it for many year's, when I use the gas shielded wire my welds come out just that much better. Flux just splatter more and leaves the crust behind just use a wire brush to wire brush it down before you lay another weld on it

[@snoopu2601]

@@classicpatinas when you use the flux wire, if you don't already know wire brush the weld before you add another weld on the other weld. And stitch weld so you don't cause to much heat at one place at one time. Y'all keep up the good work. Can't wait to see it a weekend driver your going to get lots of smiles and thumbs up 👍🏽

[@guillermonieri4203]

Your floor panel will hold. I would suggest fitting the new metal from the top, and seam sealing the bottom. Another suggestion would be not to remove the rusted panel, until you have fit the new panel. I am glad to see young people learning to revive their own old cars.

[@classicpatinas]

That’s what I was trying to do, but it was not lining up at all from the top, I did manage to do it with the second pan I did and it came out really good

[@guillermonieri4203]

@@classicpatinas Yes, I noticed that on your following video. I think you are doing great. Thank you.

[@jean-pierrehall2914]

Hey Guillermo you mean cut the new metal slightly larger than the hole and then weld top and seal seam from the bottom? Thx. JP

[@guillermonieri4203]

@@jean-pierrehall2914 Yes, just another way to do it, so water will not get between the 2 pieces.

[@roberthorseman7432]

@@classicpatinas Nice bit of welding👍👍.

[@cgoody3170]

Great first attempt man. Once you know how to weld you'll wonder why people mess around with fibreglass and filler. It literally takes less time to do it properly once you've invested in the welder and practiced a bit. This competency will also completely changes your whole approach to restorations - and which cars qualify as restoration candidates. The added bonus is if you know it's done right you can relax and enjoy the car instead of having that knowledge in the back of your mind that it's a bodge job. Congratulations!

[@mercedesmaintenance.6339]

Well done mate. You stuck with it and did a good job.

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man really appreciate it !

[@builtshouldaboughtgarage7543]

Right on, man! Looks good!!

[@classicpatinas]

Thanks man!

[@kevinjefferson3957]

Looking good. Practice makes perfect. I find that when making first tack welds if you drag the wire across the opening slightly rather than along the seam between the metals, it helps prevent blow through. (Starting slightly on the solid floor, then across the opening and ending slightly on the patch panel) With the rest of the welds I just start the arc on the end of the first welds and tack normally like you did along the seam, if that makes sense. Cutting the very end off the wire each time will give you more consistent weld and makes it easier to know how and when to dial it in.

[@josephroybal4428]

Came out really good I ain’t gonna lie make me wanna try doing my floor pans

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man I really appreciate it. I will be dropping another video today about welding in floor pans

[@shaylernoah1178]

Great video. It gives me confidence to start welding in the floor pans on my ‘59 Buick.

[@classicpatinas]

Honestly I say go for it. That was my first time ever even attempting to weld on that car and it was pretty good in my opinion

[@SamFBM]

aye you did good man , much better than my first time doing my car with my flux core welder

[@SamFBM]

slap a bit of filler and paint on to protect it and no reason why it shouldnt last 30 yrs

[@electricguysvcs]

I have the same welder that I recently got - what a huge difference from the standard HF 125 Bet your neighbors are loving you with the lawn ornaments - lol

[@classicpatinas]

Lol for the most part my neighbors love my cars. And how did your welding go?

[@gavirgo32]

Great job bro just keep at it!!!!💯💨🔥

[@classicpatinas]

Thanks man!

[@kennethsmith1744]

Good job man

[@ArawakChief85]

I commend you I have a 68 fury I gotta work on myself bro, nothing to be more proud of doing your own job. In time you’ll master everything with working on this car

[@classicpatinas]

Yeah man my skill has already gotten when better since this video

[@SirGuidemere91]

Good job man.

[@nitomeanboyGBODY]

Lookin dang good. Nice work. I’m mentally preparing for mine aswell so I know the feeling.. I did part of the trunk pan in mine so I know what u went through

[@muchristian]

You are starting out just like I did a couple of months ago. You are right once i got the settings turned down more i stopped blowing through so much, and I started learning to fill in gaps with the setup. But i like that welder and love seam sealer. You can loose track of time doing that stuff. Nice work man.

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man. My skills have came a long way since this video.

[@mikepoint4717]

Practice makes perfect bud , great job . IMO as long as your happy that’s all that matters . Your Belair will look good when it’s all done . Cheers

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you I really appreciate it

[@frankmarti8984]

Good stuff thanks for sharing

[@classicpatinas]

No problem man

[@michaelbacile8439]

Looks fine man, it’ll be covered by carpet most likely anyway. Looks like it’ll hold to me👍🏼

[@georgeclements2742]

Well done for tackling the job. There's no substitute for practice with welding, but you've made a great start.

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man‼️

[@classicpatinas]

Definitely have gotten way better since this video

[@ishsiriram8286]

You did oright bro for your first time. Just keep at it...from South Africa

[@justinbushwack]

Awesome job man, I’m trying to make myself weld floor pans into my project

[@johnkoury1116]

Awesome my brother!! You did a great job and for a first time..truly incredible.

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man💯

[@johnkoury1116]

@@classicpatinas I am a chemical engineer however I decided after a really bad accident where someone in an F350 hit and nearly took my right leg off on my 1957 Harley, that I was going to do something I love. I am starting a shop that specializes in Pre WWI race cars. I have been sourcing everything I need for casting my own parts, welding, fabrication and a machine shop because nearly everything is unobtainium. I am starting my KZbin channel with a 1928 Morgan RIP MG Special.

[@addicted49]

Thank you for making this video, I’ve been thinking of getting a flux core welder to redo my Jeeps floor pans

[@classicpatinas]

No problem man!

[@larylhuntington5398]

Very good work. Nice to see a realistic video, mistakes and all. Just bought a flux core welder for just this same purpose. Thanks for sharing this experience and keep up the great work.

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man I really appreciate it

[@sdriza]

gotta start somewhere - get your confidence going and start welding everything you can good job (most people never even try)

[@andrewseymour9275]

I think you did a good job looks good

[@IsMise]

You are doing very well Try using a metal coat hanger around the holes

[@classicpatinas]

Didn’t think of that, thank you for that!

[@snoopu2601]

@@classicpatinas it's for filler, but if you can get gas welding rods would work better than a close hanger but it does work well for filler. It's almost like Tig welding

[@classicpatinas]

@@snoopu2601 I will definitely keep that in mind

[@Blakethegoat]

@@snoopu2601lol I have some Tig wire laying around for big gaps

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

ive ussed my 90amp harbor freight flux for 7 years now.. floorboards, exhaust. even frames, and leaf spring mounts. and so forth.. never had issues

[@classicpatinas]

Been using mine for about 2 years now and same here

[@trayhine4578]

On the Lexus it could be the ignition ignitor/ignition control module

[@classicpatinas]

At the time if I remember right it was the MAF sensor

[@josephroybal4428]

Can you do a video showing what you have your settings that?????????

[@classicpatinas]

Ok man, all I did was have my wire speed pretty high and my Volts very low. That way I didn’t burn through very quick. Sheet metal is pretty intimidating but it honestly wasn’t that bad

[@snoopu2601]

Welder up with some seem sealer you'll never see it with a carpet kit

[@aarvolaredonjunior1032]

Your problem is a cam sensor, your car should start and run but at soon as engine warms up may have a issue but if you shut off will not start.

[@anthonynapier4668]

👍

[@reginaldkingbryant1656]

Came out good 👍 it's coming along stay with you brother

[@johnraisanen5131]

I see it is a couple years old but it looks good.

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man!

[@buzzsaw161]

Use 0.023 mig wire and CO2 gas for floor pan

[@2STATICEJ1]

Put the tip back on the welder and it will work a lot better

[@jimmyingle8887]

Do you remember what you had the settings at? I’m welding one in and it’s kicking my ass

[@classicpatinas]

Honestly not really but I remember I had a high wire speed and a very low voltage

[@jimmyingle8887]

@@classicpatinas thanks brother. That’s what I ended up doing too.

[@randymcgee9176]

Props to you for taking on this project go to Bad rad channel he has lots of great ideas on building cars

[@randymcgee9176]

Bad Brad

[@gwcoty0715]

Chad

[@fuzzy5631]

what did u have your settings on? i have same welder and im dipping into same project

[@classicpatinas]

I just had my voltage very low and my wire speed high

[@fuzzy5631]

i didnt scroll al the way down the comments till after i commented lol 😂 i saw that. im doing floor pans on a 1966 barracuda formula s

[@stoneysmith703]

Clean your metal and lap weld it

[@stoneysmith703]

MAT Sensor

[@stoneysmith703]

DuraGlass

[@bossman6449]

Man you HELPED me in a BIGG way 🦾🫡

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man!

[@Grey-ke9gd]

Excellent video good work man

[@classicpatinas]

Thank you man