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wire size to mig weld

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CMAF

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I am putting a new Quarter panel on a 2000,gmc piick up.
I need to know what wire size to use.I currently have 023 wire.I am useing Argon gas.Also will 30 wire work as well?
 
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Automotive manufactures in Australia use 1.2 mm wire in the robot welders and 0.9 mm wire for the hand welders with a argon CO2 mix.
 
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Dear collegue

It is very common use with C,S, Shielded Gas as CO2 and Diameters Wires 0.035 & .045" .with S.S use Ar or Ar+02and the same Diameters.
Regards
Tecnico1948

My e-mail jorge@tecnicontrol.co.co
 
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