The 1959 Ford Thames campervan restoration begins.

Hey Kevin, me again... I was wondering are you using a flux core wire or bare wire in you welder? Try and use a bare wire with a Co2 shield gas and the welds will come out nice and clean with less cleaning and grinding. You will be able to see your weld better and there will be a lot less smoke. The cost of flux core wire is not cheap, the bare wire is cheaper but you will need the bottle of gas and a regulator/gauge.