07586 628412
07586 628412
Structural welding, sill repairs, chassis patching, and MOT corrosion failures — sorted at your door with a proper MIG setup. The work most mechanics won't touch.
Most mobile mechanics don't carry welding equipment. Most garages either don't have a skilled welder on staff or charge bodyshop rates that make the repair uneconomical. That leaves a lot of people being told their car is scrap when it's actually a few hours of welding away from passing an MOT.
We've been carrying out structural welding and fabrication repairs across Skelmersdale and the WN8 area for over 20 years. We bring a full MIG welding rig, grinders, panel fabrication tools, and everything needed to carry out proper structural metalwork repairs on your driveway or at your workplace.
Sills are the most common MOT welding failure we deal with. They corrode from the inside out — often looking fine on the surface until the tester pushes a screwdriver through them. Around Skelmersdale, the combination of salted winter roads and standing water accelerates this massively, especially on older vehicles.
We carry out:
A full sill replacement typically takes 3-5 hours per side depending on the extent of the corrosion and whether it's spread into adjacent panels. We cut back to solid metal, fabricate or fit replacement sections, and finish with rust protection and underseal.
When the MOT tester flags structural corrosion, it needs welding — there's no bodge that'll pass a retest. Common MOT welding failures we repair include:
We'll look at your MOT fail sheet, assess the actual extent of the damage (it's sometimes less than you think), and give you a fixed price to get it through the retest. No guesswork, no open-ended labour charges.
Beyond MOT work, we carry out structural welding on chassis components that garages won't touch:
Rather than replacing an entire exhaust system because one section has blown, we can weld a repair section in place or fabricate custom pipe work. Particularly useful for older vehicles where pattern exhausts are no longer available, or performance setups that need bespoke sections welded to fit.
Welding repairs in Skelmersdale typically range from £80 for a small patch to £300-500 for full sill replacements. Chassis rail work and complex multi-area repairs are quoted individually based on scope. We'll always give you a fixed price after inspecting the vehicle — what we quote is what you pay.
We don't just slap filler over rust and hope for the best. Every welding repair follows the same process:
About welding repairs and sill replacement in Skelmersdale.
Yes. We carry a full MIG welding rig with its own power supply, plus grinders, cutting tools, and panel fabrication equipment. We set up properly with fire blankets and appropriate shielding. It's what we do every week.
Usually, yes. Most structural corrosion failures cost £80-£400 to repair properly. If the rest of the car is mechanically sound, it's almost always worth it. We'll give you an honest assessment — if it's genuinely beyond economic repair, we'll tell you straight.
A patch repair on one area takes 1-2 hours. A full sill replacement (one side) takes 3-5 hours depending on how far the rot has spread. We'll confirm timescale when we inspect and quote.
Yes. We repair to MOT structural standard — proper metal thickness, adequate penetration, and sound construction. We know exactly what the tester is looking for because we see these fail sheets every week. If we say it'll pass, it'll pass.
We handle structural wheel arch corrosion (the stuff that fails MOTs). For cosmetic bodywork and resprays, you'd need a body shop — but we can sort the metal underneath so it's structurally sound before any cosmetic work is done.
Send us a photo of the damage or your MOT fail sheet. Fixed price back same day.