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[firstforward]

I do not know much about welding metals, so can you weld stainless steel and can that be welded to mild steel or any other metal.

[Ethel]

Yes, but there are different grades & blends. The chances are it will weld well enough with ordinary mild steel wire. It might be worth approaching a professional welder if it's something critical. Cast iron & non ferrous (obviously) don't weld with mild steel kit.

[joe90gt]

I've welded ss to mild and was surprised how well it went! - so I presume you can!

[kez_19]

yes you can but if you don't use stainless steel wire then the weld and eventually the stainless steel itself will rust but it is perfectly easy to do

michael

[olds_kool_lews]

there was a bloke in one of the mini mags a few years ago that used the double draining boards from stainless steel sinks to make himself a new rust proof floor for his mini!

[jimnali]

there was a bloke in one of the mini mags a few years ago that used the double draining boards from stainless steel sinks to make himself a new rust proof floor for his mini!

I like it!! Did he use heritage or pattern sinks??

[olds_kool_lews]

there was a bloke in one of the mini mags a few years ago that used the double draining boards from stainless steel sinks to make himself a new rust proof floor for his mini!

I like it!! Did he use heritage or pattern sinks??

i think he used heritage, scoured (no pun intended) all the car boot sales for them sinks lol he even made an engine breather from 2 stainless steel egg cups welded together and holes drilled, with a clean (no soap) brillo pad in the middle! he was abit of a "that doesn't work as well as id like, ill make a better 1" kinda guy, fairly old to, in his late 60s if i recall correct!

[Deathrow]

If that works, does sort of make you wonder why no one makes a stainless full floor pan?

Then again, they'd do themselves out of business in the long run.

[mini.cooper998]

if you do it with Arc welding you can use Diff Rods they are designed to do both types of metal