stud guns

[red72chrgr]

To the body guys or those who might know, how much is a stud gun like a welder? I can't be near a welder while it's on or being used. I need to pull some dents out and really don't want to resort to drilling holes.  One dent is on the bottom of a 1/4 panel and I can't get behind w/o drilling welds out and then stuck with welding it back together which I can't do. Thanks for any and all advice or insight. 

[Todd Wilson]

The stud gun I used you slide the stud in the tip and then hold it to the metal. Pull the trigger for a second and let off. You will see the metal around the tip get hot/red. There may be an occasional spark. Let off the trigger and the tip will slide off the stud and the stud will stay welded to your metal.  If you are lucky you wont pull the stud off creating a small hole or tear in the metal. It wouldnt be a continuous use of electricity like a mig welder would be but I bet it has a heck of a coil in the area you hold on to that may create some electromagnetic fields around your hand areas where you hold it. I dont know if this would create problems for pace makers or that kind of things or not.


Todd

[red72chrgr]

Thanks Todd. Yeah, I've got a defibrillator/pacemaker. I was afraid it might be like that 

[firefighter3516]

Red unlike a welder you could get someone to use the stud gun for your and then you could do the pulling because unlike a welder it doesn't take near as much experience because you just hold it here you want it and pull the trigger. You might consider that.

[Todd Wilson]

Thanks Todd. Yeah, I've got a defibrillator/pacemaker. I was afraid it might be like that 

Is it the arc  or the electromagnetic field/area created around the actual unit  or both that could give your hardware problems?


Todd

[red72chrgr]

Thanks for the idea firefighter 3516. Maybe wife will do it.     Todd, it's the electromagnetic field around welders, I'd assume stud guns would be similar.

[OttawaCharger]

I've seen ones that glue on a pin instead of welding it.  Their original intention is for paintless dent removal but they should glue to steel without a problem.
I've used the weld on stud welder so I can attest to their effectiveness but I've never used the glue on one.   

[daytonalo]

Glue on one , like advertised on TV ?? Oh my god !!!

[Troy]

Glue on one , like advertised on TV ?? Oh my god !!!

Thanks for the help! How about posting something constructive?

Troy

[OttawaCharger]

Like I said: I've never tried one.  However, if replacing body panels using glue is as strong as welding then I don't see why it wouldn't be strong enough for pulling dents.
Here is some info from H&S that I think you'll find useful for either the traditional stud welder or the one that uses glue http://www.hsautoshot.com/Downloads.html

[hemi-hampton]

Thought the Question was how much? Mine was $200 but some cost more. LEON.