aluminum welding for mig or tig

by Steve
(Detroit)

Before welding aluminum, I always wipe it down with lacquer thinner. You'd be surprised how much crap can build up on the surface of even clean looking aluminum. Lacquer thinner gets a lot of it off. It makes a huge difference in the finished weld.

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