So whats the trick to welding up Options

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I have been able to weld vertical surfaces and horz. surfaces with the gun pointed down but when I am under the car welding up the metal has a tendancy to drip into/onto the gun rather than sticking to the car. I am getting some welding done but it is shitty even by my standards.

I am using a 115V Lincoln Electric WeldPak 100 (Home depot special) and have the settings on B-2.5. I arrived at that setting through trial and error on horizontal surfaces. I guess what I'm asking is this a setting or a technique thing?

Thanks,
John

[martin914]

hi i have been a welder for the last 30 years( geez i am getting old) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) first of all mig welding was not intended to weld overhead. but for repairing car where it does not have to be perfect penetration do a series of very short weld maybe a quarter of a inch long( stich welding) with a little practice you should be able to do a decent job i perssonaly set the machine at the same setting as i would on a flat surface but that just me. yes overhead welding with a mig can be done even vertical up but i take some practice good luck. martin