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Welcome! Also from Wisconsin. You'll find many interesting topics here

Definitely strip it. It'll haunt you 'til the day you sell it if you don't

I have the m12 3" cutoff tool. I do automotive restoration / sheetmetal work. Initially I was Very unimpressed with it! It's definitely no power house, but once you get used to it's limitations, it can come in handy in places you don't want to use an air powered tool. I still use my...

That tool isn't going to like having a 6" pad on it.

Baileigh industrial. Great benders & made in the USA in Manitowoc / Two Rivers, Wisconsin. We just got one last week & it works excellent. The Jd2 is a decent alternative

JUNK! At least for daily use anyway. I bought one less than a year ago & it's falling apart at the end. Buy a made in USA Goodyear from northern tool. On sale, it's cheaper than the crappy HF hose

If you don't find a match, you could always take a part into the paint supplier & have it custom mixed

If it's a tool you use often, just buy 2 so you don't have to change the jaws. The frustration saved is definitely worth the $$$

Replacing complete sections is normally better than doing small patches.

If it's metal it can be welded. If it's aluminum it can also be welded, but finding someone who can TIG thin parts can be difficult. I work in an automotive restoration shop & we weld odd / thin stuff every day, so a place like that may be an option.

I only have Miller's, but my boss has an everlast TIG & it works fine

Sell the trailer & just drive the car.:lol_hitti:beer:

Boeshield

AK sheetmetal is hard to find in small quantities, but it sure is nice if you can get it. Regular sheet is fine for most applications though.

I work in a shop in Wisconsin and we have a louver press & also the machines & talent to make almost anything sheetmetal if anyone needs anything.

16 gauge is on the heavier side for automotive body sheetmetal. 18 & 20 is pretty common. I live about a half hour from Baileigh industrial & looked at their brakes. The cheapest one is probably similar to what could be bought at harbor freight. The next better one is built very nice &...

MIG welding on aluminum is usually more for production work building big stuff. (Trailers, etc) TIG is usually used on thinner more precise applications. Figure out exactly what you want to do before you spend $$$$ I (mistakenly) bought a miller252 because it was "spoolgun-ready". I...

If you need something sharp, why not just use a scribe?

Orange Norton are great! The 3m green roloc grinding discs don't stay sharp.