Will it make clean single passes/ good burn in for items such as heavy duty off-road suspension frame mountings w/o having to preheat surfaces?
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Never used it for your particular purpose, although I did come close. I welded dolly wheel supports on a boat trailer's and yes these were all single pass welds. I was very confident in the welds appearance and yes it does 5/16 welds without a problem. In your case if you need extra strength you can always do multiple pass welds in V joints or weave beads on flat services. In general I am very pleased with the 190 and highly recommend it. I believe you will be to with its performance. Initially I used flux core wire till I got set up with argon mix. This just adds to the versatility of the 190. Never used it for your particular purpose, although I did come close. I welded dolly wheel supports on a boat trailer's and yes these were all single pass welds. I was very confident in the welds appearance and yes it does 5/16 welds without a problem. In your case if you need extra strength you can always do multiple pass welds in V joints or weave beads on flat services. In general I am very pleased with the 190 and highly recommend it. I believe you will be to with its performance. Initially I used flux core wire till I got set up with argon mix. This just adds to the versatility of the... » Read More Never used it for your particular purpose, although I did come close. I welded dolly wheel supports on a boat trailer's and yes these were all single pass welds. I was very confident in the welds appearance and yes it does 5/16 welds without a problem. In your case if you need extra strength you can always do multiple pass welds in V joints or weave beads on flat services. In general I am very pleased with the 190 and highly recommend it. I believe you will be to with its performance. Initially I used flux core wire till I got set up with argon mix. This just adds to the versatility of the 190. « Show Less
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In my opinion it will. I spent 30 years as a journeyman sheet metal fabricator and this machine performs very well. I myself have run single pass beads on 1/4 steel and burnt in very well.
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As long as your welding steel "I as a novice welder" love welding up to 1/4" in a single pass with great success. I've welded my snow plow mounting bracket for my F350 & 2 new receivers for my YJ front/back to move around my 6,000+lbs dump trailer that I also welded up with this Hobart 190. I'm not good with aluminum yet...The spool gun seams easy so far but I cant make the welds look pretty & I haven't tested them. I would buy this welder many times over. Some of my 1/4" welds are 12" long with great penetration, I snow plow commercially & the mount took quite a beating this past winter but looks flawless. Good luck. As long as your welding steel "I as a novice welder" love welding up to 1/4" in a single pass with great success. I've welded my snow plow mounting bracket for my F350 & 2 new receivers for my YJ front/back to move around my 6,000+lbs dump trailer that I also welded up with this Hobart 190. I'm not good with aluminum yet...The spool gun seams easy so far but I cant make the welds look pretty & I haven't tested them. I would buy this welder many times over. Some of my 1/4" welds are 12" long with great penetration, I snow plow commercially & the mount took quite a... » Read More As long as your welding steel "I as a novice welder" love welding up to 1/4" in a single pass with great success. I've welded my snow plow mounting bracket for my F350 & 2 new receivers for my YJ front/back to move around my 6,000+lbs dump trailer that I also welded up with this Hobart 190. I'm not good with aluminum yet...The spool gun seams easy so far but I cant make the welds look pretty & I haven't tested them. I would buy this welder many times over. Some of my 1/4" welds are 12" long with great penetration, I snow plow commercially & the mount took quite a beating this past winter but looks flawless. Good luck. « Show Less
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It's pretty warm up close, just don't mount it too close to anything that might burn.
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I only leave the universal mount on when cooking low and slow, I get plenty of heat with damper open.
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It will remove surface impurities. If you have some light corrosion or tarnish on the outside, then yes, some heavy polishing will take care of it. If the level of oxidation is too high, then the rust will have eroded and made pits in the metal. There is no helping that level of damage short of grinding away the surface completely.
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It should be. I used it on Harley exhaust with no issues. Those get hotter than truckexhaust. Just follow the instructions to the letter.
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I have not used it for that buy sure it will & then put on a bit of a protection. I use it for my motorcycle metal parts. It took away mild rust on chrome & polished metal along with water spots & road grime. It made easier to just wipe down for awhile before using it again. I do the tea pot & some other stuff like that for my wife also. I love the product
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Yes, you have to make sure the surface is free of dirt, mold, etc, and it works better if you can heat it well with a heat gun as you put it on while firmly pressing or rolling it down. Once it is adhered well it works. Can be used on mobile homes and campers. Check Youtube for videos, there uses to be some on there.
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Yes just be sure the area is very clean and degreased. I am using it for my intake gasket and also for steam engine gaskets.
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Its tough paint, but its epoxy based (like hard plastic), so I don't think it would hold up to extreme heat very well if its really close to the burner. I would probably suggest trying high heat rated spray paint instead.
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Not sure if I would use it in high heat / stress applications. Works great for water and pump gaskets.
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I would think so just remember low heat over double boiler,beeswax is flammable and will give a bad burn if too hot.
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I have used it on my chain without removing the paint from a steel PAKE frame. Although it should probably be tested on any paint surface.
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I had a black 1979 Harley Fatbob Superglide a long time ago and I used a paste wax once. I found it got caught in every nook and cranny. At the time I used Armorall and it worked great. You just have to make sure not to use any oil on hot pipes as it will "blue" them or stain them if not wiped off. The Collinite (like all pastes) is hard to get out of hard to reach places. Don't know if this helps or not.
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I haven't had any overheating problems with the Hot Max welder. I have been using it to repair the body on my truck and it has performed fine so far. The use has been intermittent and at a lower current range for this work. I've been using it with flux wire instead of using the shielding gas and solid wire and the results have been adequate for this work that isn't in a viewable area.
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I've used it to pull transmission fluid from a warm bike engine. Im unsure of the temp, but it held up fine. The engine was too hot to touch though. If you're planning on using it for food safe items, I probably wouldn't recommend temperatures that high. The plastic taste/smell may seep into the liquid.
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It does radiate a great deal of heat at a full burn. I would recommend using it unless you are not worried the heat deflection.
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I used it last week on some fuel lines it seems like the silver will come to flake off a little bit. overall it was very flexible for what I was using it for. taken the contours nicely but it's basically A fiberglass than silver coating