Welding Equipment · 0:30
What's the biggest mistake people make after welding stainless steel?
Milan — The Weld Cleaning Guy Founder, Ant Weld Cleaner The biggest mistake is relying on mechanical weld cleaning alone. It takes the heat tint off, but it doesn't passivate the surface — so the weld looks clean and then starts rusting after about six months. Pickling paste is the other trap: slow, it doesn't work well, and it's highly toxic.
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What is the biggest mistake people make after welding stainless steel? The biggest mistakes are taking the mechanical weld cleaning. Mechanical well cleaning will remove the heat tints but but it will not passivate the surface meaning rust will appear after 6 months.
Another thing is some pickling paste or another toxic thing you can use. First it doesn't work well. It's slow and it's highly toxic.
