tricky rust and need help

[Thisguy88]

Ok so my mk2 golf has a fairly bad rust spot attacking the front drive strut tower. How do I go Abbott fixing this or is it even worth it. Oh and to top it off its my daily at the moment

[GTIDamien_407]

Do you know how to weld?

[J.Knipl]

Does not sound good. Anything is fixable. I have heard of others cutting the tower out of a junk car and welding it in to the rust car. can you post a pic?

[VW_OwneR_85]

post up a picture ,

[JzVdub85]

i'm learning how to weld and let me tel you its not an easy thing to learn. I'm working at monro brake and muffler and welding on exhaust isn't as easy as it looks.....if someone can give me a little instruction on how to make it a little easier i'd appreciate it, its not easy wanting to work on a vw when (A) you don't have one (B) none of your friends work on cars so it's all up to me.

[Thisguy88]

Yeah idk how to Welds I'll post a pic ton. My cousin its certified but zero equipment

[Project_2501]

Welding isn't tough at all - at least quick and dirty MIG welding isn't tough. A quality machine and a few hours of instruction is all ya need for the basics. Your car needs work - perfect time to hit up a local vocational school and take a course. I paid like $125-150 (really cheap) locally to take a basic MIG/TIG course.

[Thisguy88]

I'd love to but sadly don't haves the time right now.my cousin was a welder in the military and he's good but just no equipment.

[riceslayer]

duct tape.

[BikeMutts]

Rent a welder and buy your cousin beer.

[Thisguy88]

Now see I didn't think I of that. How much they run

[tylerlb]

Home depot
Like $25 for 4 hours or something

[nbvwfan]

and watch some videos on youtube.

weldingtipsand tricks.com

By far the best how to short videos, and the guy does it for the enjoyment of the profession.
He explains technique and theory all while you watch the welding.
It is not all that hard, it takes seat time and patience.
Clean the surface is key to a proper repair.