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With GMAW especially, remove as much of the galvanized coating as possible(it's not as forgiving as SMAW in regards to porosity when welding over galvanizing).
If you run ahead of the puddle occasionally with a forward/backward whip like Scott suggested, any glavanized that you weren't able to grind off should boil off ahead of the puddle.
John Wright