[dug224]

Dennis...speaking of grinding....I had a hard time getting each stitch weld on the top and bottom to lay flat. I was essentially welding in a valley and the weld would pile up and get thick in the middle (in the valley). Tried fooling with the wire speed and heat and even changed the stick out (moved the welding tip in and out of the cup) to see if I could improve on it. Best result was when i turned down the heat with the tip essentially even with the top of the cup. As a result, I had a little more material to remove with the grinder. Worked like a dream on the butt welds on the left and right side of the cowl. The welds laid down like they were supposed to and required very little grinding/flap flap-discing. Smeared on a thin coat of filler. I'll return to the roof project after I sand and prime the cowl.