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What jay said, some fine filing with round, half round and triangular 2nd cut then smooth cut files, finished with emery cloth will yield satisfying results. 6" or watchmakers lenghths as opposed to 8" and over engineers files. And then some fine fillng grades of wet qnd dry for a superfine finish. Plus elbow grease!

I found that to get it perfect I had to use the tiniest amount of filler after filing, just basically to get the "lines" to match up on both side. When you get close to finishing try spraying a little primer, it makes it easier to see the high points..

This is what I ended up having to do as I'm not a great TIG welder, there was more weld on the right hand side so I was able just to use files and emery cloth, the left hand side I ended up using a little filler (use as little as possible), after priming it looks identical. The use of lead (classic restoration style) ,would in my opinion be better than filler but its way out of my skill set. I asked a friend about the baking process when powdercoating or enamel and he said modern fillers will withstand the heat.

Its important to get it right now as when the paint is applied any weld bump will stick out a mile.Be prepared to spend a lot of time to get it right, the weld in the above pic took about 2 hrs to finish off smooth. If you need help get in touch and good luck (: