Mig guns: to dip or not to dip

[Lelandwelds]

Weld Aid spray. Nozzle dip. Naked. Name the method of your madness.

I keep mine bare and occasionly pry off a ring of spatter from the nozzle ID. If i run any 98/2, I use the dip.

 

[PugetDude]

Usually naked, but started skinny dipping when I notice an annoying buildup.

 

[Corndoggeh]

Birthday suit for me and if I notice the tip getting too crusty I bang it on a hard surface or the ground until the crust falls off.

Were still talking about welders, right....?

 

[Musicinabottle]

I dip and often.

 

[AMCguy]

I usually give a light squirt before a job. If I get a booger I just pick it out.

Glenn

 

[jeepinerdeep]

I dip a little. If its sensitive painted part, I've found melted dip is hard to get completely off.

 

[strength_and_power]

More often than not, I don’t use dip. A good set of Welpers takes care of any boogers in Quick fashion. I use anti spatter spray in areas where getting a grinder or wire wheel in would be difficult. A flat chisel in my hand will usually knock off most of the BBs, using a hammer and chisel for the stubborn ones. Haven’t seen any finish adhesion issues using either. PAM cooking spray or WD40 will sub as anti spatter in a pinch.


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[Musicinabottle]

I dip and often.

For what I'm doing, I run fairly hot and have the wire speed ramped up super fast, welding virtually constant, hood down for hours, so lots of spatter.

 

[dr_clyde]

I find that most of the available nozzle dips aren't very effective for more than a few minutes, so I usually don't bother. I have tried a ceramic spray that seems to hold up a tad better than the gel or aerosol, but only a bit longer.

 

[welder4956]

Naked. Always.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I have a can of whatever spray is on the counter at Airgas, when I'm there for wire. If I forget to spray I get boogers. If I remember, my consumables last way longer.

 

[BuffettFan]

Hi, I'm BuffettFan and I'm a dipper.

 

[Bellaireroad]

I find that most of the available nozzle dips aren't very effective for more than a few minutes, so I usually don't bother. I have tried a ceramic spray that seems to hold up a tad better than the gel or aerosol, but only a bit longer.

The ceramic spray works pretty good for me ...half way through a 2nd 10 lb roll and using same tip. Had a couple of burn backs that didn’t stick


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[chaosracing]

Bare naked for me. I just use my welding pliers to bang on the nozzle to get rid of junk. Once in a while I remove the nozzle and insert the pliers and rotate to get rid of any build up that wont fall out on its own.

 

[FallibleFlyer]

Naked as born. Never had a real issue with cleaning a nozzle periodically

 

[atthebeach]

Another dipper.

 

[Whiskeymike]

I have the gel, but noticed little improvement so I rarely use it.

 

[crazylunker]

https://weldingdirect.com/nozreamtool.html

This thing is amazing

 

[joe49]

I al

 

[joe49]

I also use a reamer and a pliers. Tried dips and sprays, not a fan.

 

[My Old Tools]

Pam spray when I think of it.

 

[nes999]

Count me in as a dipper.

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[sanddan]

Naked!

I bought a can of that spray with my first mig welder (1986 I think), still have it and it feels full. Doubt it has any propellant in it by now, maybe I should get rid of it?

 

[zmotorsports]

I dip on occasion. Not very often and ONLY when the gun nozzle is hot. As I am stopping for a few moments to either rearrange a part or setup for the next weld I will skinny dip so as not to have a heavy buildup of dip on the nozzle. I then let it drip off before I squeeze the trigger again.

Never have sprayed parts or used any of the aerosol sprays to control spatter. I'm a firm believer in playing with settings to control spatter vs. anti-spatter spray.

 

[dr_clyde]

I dip on occasion. Not very often and ONLY when the gun nozzle is hot. As I am stopping for a few moments to either rearrange a part or setup for the next weld I will skinny dip so as not to have a heavy buildup of dip on the nozzle. I then let it drip off before I squeeze the trigger again.

Never have sprayed parts or used any of the aerosol sprays to control spatter. I'm a firm believer in playing with settings to control spatter vs. anti-spatter spray.

These are pretty much my thoughts as well. If you're getting tons of spatter, something isn't right with your settings.

 

[Jason280]

Pam spray when I think of it.

That's my problem, I have two cups of the stuff but never remember to actually use it.

 

[Blazinzuk]

I dip and use anti spatter spray. But not all the time.

If I'm doing a paying job I don't leave any type of spatter anywhere. Anti spatter spray makes that very easy.

I also use anti spatter when welding outside using flux core stuff.

So yes. Sometimes. But not always.

 

[Razorhunter]

Usually naked, but started skinny dipping when I notice an annoying buildup.

I second this.

 

[BD1]

If I do any galvanized welding I always do . I clean as best as possible so dipping does help.

 

[tonyciambrone]

Naked for me. The nozzle is friction fit on my Hobart.. Pull it off, one to two seconds with the welpers, on we go.

Maybe I will try Gel in the future but for now I see no reason to start.

 

[kkroger]

No Dipping for me, I tend to get a lot of porosity for some reason when I dip, I do occasionally spray some anti spatter or pam though...

 

[bczygan]

Chip and dip!

Bill