what guage???

[Vanilla Sky]

what guage is the steel in our cars? just curious

[Janiel]

What guage are you talking about?

[AZmike]

Sheet steel's thickness (among other things) is measured in 'gauge'. For example, the spokes in most bicycles are 14 gauge. Electrical wiring is also measured in gauge. The bigger the number the smaller the thickness. I would guess 18-20 for our cars.

Why are you curious?

[ACCORD EX]

damn ! and i though you ment something else !

MIKE

[Vanilla Sky]

because i need a welder to patch up some rusty spots on my car, and i was wondering if i had to spend extra money for a mig or a tig when a flux core wirefeed welder would do just fine... since i'm extremely strapped for cash, i may have to look for a used mig welder... thanks, though

[2old_honda]

it depends on the part of the car, some places are thicker than others

[Vanilla Sky]

outer body panels... i guess i'll go with a mig because i can do more with it in the longrun

thanks much for the help guys

BTW, this needs to be in an FAQ once we get the exact numbers on it

[A20A1]

my flux cored wire burns right thru the body pannels... even at the lowest settings.

[Vanilla Sky]

thanks mike... i'm goin to an auctin at the mini-storage place to see if i can pick up anything usefull... though i have givin up on my car for good because of a tweaked frame... i'll go into that in O/T