TIG or MIG to Shave Emblems?

[blueoval557]

Hey all-
I know I asked a similar question before, but it was more of a "how-to" question and not a "TIG or Mig" question. Which would be better. I have my 135 and will have a Syncrowave 180 in July. I am very very good with the mig and have never touched a tig before. I am leaning toward a MIG so I dont screw up my car! Which would you choose? I actually have a car now too! Heres a pic...its the black one, other one is my older bros.
Kyle

[anthonycn]

I used mig for shaving my emblems. its hella easy. Im from sac too,, where do you get all your welding supply? Barnes has very competitive prices snd great customer service.

[Sundown]

Your 135 will do nicely for shaving, lots of spots and very short welds as far apart from each other as you can get then. Cut your fill peices to fit as close as you can get them (no gaps) and backup with a copper piece if you can reach the backside of the seam. Use .024 wire and C25 gas. You can also use the tig, but if you are new to it you will need to wait until the learning curve catch's up with you. I have the Maxstar 150 stl here but for that sort of work I will mig it every time. MO

[DaveD]

Looks like a fairly new car. Look real close and see if the emblems are held on by very thin double sided tape. They may not be held on the 'old fashioned way'. I cleaned up my 2000 Chevy pickup by just slowly pulling one side to get the emblem started off and then squirted WD40 behind it and it slowly pulled off. Took some patience though. I used WD40 because it seemed to NOT hurt the paint yet helped soften the glue. Pulled all of them off in about 2 hours.

[arcdawg]

i did the same thing with my jetta............ just a lot of paitence and elbow grease (wish i knew about wd40) i used some rubbing alchol and that worked really well too (no holes needed to be filled (looks SMOOTH)


that front emblem probally has a hole to secure it..........

i would use the mig......... here a ZAP there a ZAP every where a ZAPZAP

post pics !@!

dawg

[blueoval557]

naw, its a 93 integra. they use the old "pegs" to hold them on. does anyone recall watching the show "trucks" where stacy did some shaving? there was a trick he showed with using a small washer as the filler piece and holding it with a rivet or something like that....anyone know what i am talking about? since they are just like 1/4 inch hole...wat can i use for filler metal, and better yet, how do i cut it to that size?
kyle

[anthonycn]

When I did mine I did not use any filler metal. I just did a few quick burst and filled it in with the wire. I also grind it down, so far theres no problems. don't know if its the right way but it works.

[bruisermac]

seeing as ur so very, very good with the mig u should be adept at finding the most innovative way to utilize the tool.

[Brad-Man]

I would think that just backing up with copper and giving it a few zaps would do it...

[blueoval557]

wen u guys talk about backing it up with copper..wat does that do for you?!?!?! i have never gotten that...can someone please explain...a certain kind of copper? copper stripping or what? please give me some details!
thanks!
kyle

[bruisermac]

u wanna use a material that will absorb heat but not allow itself to band to metal...thats why contact tips are made of copper. use a penny or crush some copper pipe.