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Looking to restore and older Chevrolet C10 (1965) and make it into a work truck. It is in fairly good shape, but the floor boards have to be replaced. I believe these are 18 g steel. I have a Lincoln AC/DC which says it can weld this thin metal, but I was wondering if it would need to get a mig? Is it possible to get good results with the stick, or am I out of luck?Last edited by TooNew; 1 Day Ago at 12:01 AM.
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Originally Posted by TooNew

Looking to restore and older Chevrolet C10 (1965) and make it into a work truck. It is in fairly good shape, but the floor boards have to be replaced. I believe these are 18 g steel. I have a Lincoln AC/DC which says it can weld this thin metal, but I was wondering if it would be worth it to get a mig? Thoughts?
Reply:Solid wire, gas shielded mig all the way man.

Here's a rust pile I mig welded floors in - enjoy



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Originally Posted by TooNew

Looking to restore and older Chevrolet C10  I was wondering if it would need to get a mig?
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Originally Posted by John T

If the next question was "can I use flux core?"The answer is No.
Reply:I agree 👍 This is great place for solid.Most my work was stick and fluxcore almost all of my work was over 16 gauge into plate and  Light gauge Solid wire MIG with gas easy to use and most can do a great job.  Dave

Originally Posted by TooNew

Looking to restore and older Chevrolet C10 (1965) and make it into a work truck. It is in fairly good shape, but the floor boards have to be replaced. I believe these are 18 g steel. I have a Lincoln AC/DC which says it can weld this thin metal, but I was wondering if it would need to get a mig? Is it possible to get good results with the stick, or am I out of luck?