Maybe I'm wrong but I think the push for aluminum repair is getting ahead of the tools
Last month in our Charlotte shop, we got a 2022 F-150 with a crunched bedside. The manager bought a new $8,500 aluminum welder, saying it was the future. We spent three full days just trying to get the settings right, burning through practice panels. The final weld looked okay but the heat warped the panel so bad we had to order a whole new part. Now this fancy machine just sits there while we handle ten steel jobs a week without a hitch. Has anyone else felt pressured to buy gear you don't really need yet?