Rust hole sill, welding advice needed

[Trevor /chedder]

Well I have my first rust hole, about 2cm at the very front of the sill. All solid at the jacking point. Gutted as I took off the outer sills two years ago and treated everything!
Thinking of buying a flux core welder, and having a go at patching it up myself. Any thoughts or advice, or cheap models to go for? In Stockport

 

[ktnez99]

The rust needs cutting out and replacing. Do NOT patch! It’s the worse thing to do as water collects between the patch and rusty hole area and simply corrodes. The corrison becomes worse. A man that @Althulas has used before explained this to me. You need someone experienced in welding to do justice to repairing your car.

 

[Delk]

I cant advise on a specific welder but I believe in doing things myself. I have had a small Lincoln wire feed for near 30 years now and it has saved me a fortune. I may take longer then a professional but I get good results with some patience. Sheet metal is cheap and with some time and hammers I can make any part I have needed so far. Passenger side of my car was really bad and I ended up repairing both jacking points and a few other spots.

 

[Peter1450]

Even better if you could get one of the breakers on here to see if they have a good original part of the sill they could cut out for you before the shell gets crushed, my wife’s was holed right on the front as yours is but some don’t so there’s a chance of using the original contours it looks much better than just patching.