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    I'm siding with Sean on this, too. I hate all the post weld cleanup of flux core and most stick, so I would try solid wire MIG and something to block the wind as I mentioned before. But the biggest thing I would take away (thought I posted this before, but I guess not) is that with 400+ miles, TAKE EVERYTHING! That's a great thing about the iMIG, it does it all with one machine. You never know what you will run into and you can figure out what gives the results you want. How much clean up also depends on where and how much welding you are doing and what kind of paint is going on after. If you are gonna slap on some nice thick paint, clean up is minimal. If you're just gonna hit it with a rattle can, you will see and feel all the spatter if it's not cleaned good. Good MIG you can pretty much just stop welding, let it cool a little and paint away. Flux core or stick is chip, chip, chip, brush, brush, brush, and maybe even grind or sand here and there. Adds a lot of work if you are welding a lot, and might be in places where that's hard to do.
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