I'm toying with the idea of finally buying a welder to do some future panel replacement on my Cuda in all the usual places (trunk, drivers floor, inner fenders, maybe a quarter panel).

I've dabbled in using oxy/acetylene, mig and tig doing some practice stuff and have always like tig the best because of the puddel control you have. It has always seemed to me like you "know" the two pieces are being bonded, as opposed to mig which seems to have the potential to be a hot metal glue gun.

Mig welders sure seem alot more popular for DIY resto work, but is this just due to the cost difference, or are mig welders inherently better for doing this type of work?

I'd assume that having a foot-pedal tig setup might be a hinderence for doing panel replacement, but maybe some practice with a torch mounted control would allow similar flexibility to using a mig?

Seems like home tig units are getting more affordable. I was thinking maybe something like the Miller Diversion 165.

Any thoughts from folks out there that have used both mig and tig?

Thanks