Mig welding practice over the weekend

[MigPlazArc]

I just went out to my shop to check the wire brand but when I opened the welder, there was no sticker on the spool (10lb). It's been a couple of years since I bought that one but I'm pretty sure I got it at Lowes. The .045 tip makes it all work right.

Edit: It's lincoln brand and must have been on sale because I only paid $25 for it. The 10lb spool I had before that was hobart brand and it was so bad to plug the tip that I threw most of it out.

Okay. Is the Lincoln stuff dirty too then? If so maybe it's just the way everybody makes their wire now...Or it's all made by the same people...In China. China probably sorts out the wire and sells it according to who pays more lol