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Blew off a demo of a stud welder at a trade show in Nashville until I saw them fix a huge door dent in 4 minutes flat.
Now I'm actually thinking about ditching my glue-pull setup for one of those, has anyone here made that switch and regretted it?
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john_hunt213d ago
The stud welder can be a great tool but there's a bit of a learning curve with the different weld settings and pulling techniques. Keeping a glue pull setup as a backup isn't a bad idea since some thin panels don't cooperate well with studs. Both methods have their place, so you might not want to fully commit to just one.
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angela_wilson7813d ago
Heard a guy on a detailing forum say he actually uses a hybrid approach, pulling most with studs but keeping glue tabs for the tricky spots like door skins that dent if you look at them wrong. Makes a lot of sense to me because some panels just don't weld well, no matter how good your settings are. Really feels like having both in your toolbox is the way to go so you're not fighting the car.
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reeseanderson13d ago
Oh man, here's something nobody's talking about - the stud welder actually saved my back! I was doing a classic car hood last month, one of those big flat panels where you're practically doing pushups leaning over to pull glue tabs. With the studs, I could work standing up mostly, just zapping and pulling without having to hover over the panel (and breathe hot glue fumes all day). For real though, the other thing nobody mentions is how stud welders handle aluminum way better than glue pulls for modern cars. Those new Ford aluminum panels are a nightmare with glue, but studs grip them like a champ if you dial the settings right.
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