Gday all, more questions, we have removed our roof and having real trouble removing the remainder of the flange attached to the car, we have purchased a spot weld drill(handy tool) but it appears to have been spot welded every 10-20mm, really hard to get a roll on so it is has become quite a job, its looking a bit messy and i am affraid of turning it into a dogs breakfast! Any advice?

Grab a decent grinder & rip into the rest of it,,, Just that layer tho,,, don`t go any deeper than the lip you need gone (if you know what i mean) it`s a ning nong of a job no matter which way you do it,,, but you`re half way across the english chanel ,,, no point turning back now

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

As Matt suggested, use a angle grinder, but instead of using a grinding wheel on it, try a "flap disc". You can buy them from most hardware ie bunnings. They will not gouge the metal like a grinding wheel and grind the area where spot welds are . It will remove metal at weld point and then peel the strip off.
I never use grinding wheels when doing panel work, the flap discs are a lot more friendly on thin metal

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was going to say the same... flap disk over the spots works well, you just peel the leftovers off with some pliers



I tried to use a flap disk to smooth down the welds on a piece I repaired on a panel, and found the flap disk just thinned out everything - the metal around the repair was about .002" thick

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thanks to all for the replies, i have a flap disc so will give it a go tonight, like the website dave!