Anti-Splatter

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Hi, just came from the fab shop where I buy some steel, while I was waiting I was watching this guy wire welding.
About every 1-2 minutes he was flooding the welding area with anti-splatter.

When my steel was ready I asked the boss about this guy.. He said he's a very good welder but he like that anti-splatter.
He uses about 1 can a day!!!! What!!! he said it cost him about 7-9$ a can... he said it was the cheapest he could find that
worked good.

I can get it cheaper, WHERE?? he says... at the super market, 4 cans for $3, today, on sale... I went to my pickup, got a can an gave it to him to try.

He tried it at his own welding table putting together scraps...about 15 min later he says, Going to get a case tomorrow, couldn't believe how well it worked and there are no worries about paint not sticking as everything is cleaned, primed and painted somewhere else.

I have been using this for many years, better than $7.00 an can for me.. sodium free and smell good.
Better get busy.
Thanks,
Tim

Whoops, Got the price wrong, just looking at the sales slip. 3 can for $4.00, now it cost more, Sorry...
 

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Given the welding mantra of only welding "clean, bright shiny metal" I am completely perplexed by this.
 
i have laid over 2 miles of wire in my career, never once did i use anti-spatter.
not sayin' it's wrong to use it, i just never have.
 
Roger that, UD. My anti-spatter method comes from fine adjustments to feed and power settings. It also helps to start and stop all welds in the proper position, and use the right technique/push/drag for the job. I don't use spray for nozzles, either- that's why they're made of copper. They scrape clean.
 
Interesting idea Tim!
I'll have to try that.

Ulma Doctor said:
never once did i use anti-spatter.
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I like it on the gun tip. It helps stop those big booger clogs and means I need replace fewer tips.

-brino
 
Oh, I thought it was for those stray splatters and tips that occasionally get that sticking problem,,
Wow, been using it for some 53 years and I didnt need to.
Hmmm, go figure...
 
I had a steel welding table that I would spray it on prior to welding on it, it made the spatter easier to scrape off but I never really liked the feel of it. I have a cast surface now so stuff doesn’t stick hardly at all.

-frank
 
I think it is actually spelled SPATTER, not SPLATTER, at least that is how it is spelled on my can of Tweco anti spatter; OK, call me pedantic, guilty as charged! Also, credit to ULMA DOC, maybe he looked at the can too??? Also Francist and Pontiac!
 
Gee's...

To spatter means to scatter small particles of a substance. A spatter is the pattern of drops that result from spattering. To splatter means to scatter large particles of a substance. A splatter is the pattern of drops that result from splattering.


Guess I better be very careful if I post anything again...
 
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