# Welding/Misc Q's **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [October 16, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welding-misc-qs/119233 "2008-10-16T17:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Mr.K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr.k/32/5670_2.png) [@Mr.K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr.K)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welding-misc-qs/119233/5 "2008-10-19T11:53:27Z")
> [@WTBorrow: verizon phone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtborrow-verizon-phone/18614/14): > > 1- the lincon is ok get somthing with gas if you can. flux core is shit. bad penitration and clumply welds = welds breaking and cracking if you are on a buget look for a used one you can get 2 year old ones for like half retail once you have used both there there is no comparison Crappy Tire has the Lincoln on sale this week, so I’ll probably pick it up =0. > 2-? POR-15 is a brush-on coating for preventing rust. Sort of like roll-on bedliner, but thinner I think. I think the only way to get it is to order it online though :/: > 3- 16-18 gauge is prefered for floor anything thicker will not form easly for curves ect. > use 14 or thicker for the frame as you want as much strength as your welder will weld > > ps the lower the gauge metal the thicker it is > also make shure whatever welder you get has enough amperage to weld the material you are using > for forming metal a crappy hammer and dolly set from princess auto will work to start out. get the peice close tack it in and beat the crap out of it as you weld it down hot metal forms easly > > hope that helps Bah, in my head I knew that the lower the number the thicker, but somehow still typed it out backwards :(. Thanks for the advice, it was pretty helpful. Any particular hammer type you’d suggest getting, or do they have one specifically for bending the crap out of metal? Yeah, I’m a bit of a noobie \<\_\<. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welding-misc-qs/119233)._