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Title: body soldering
Post by: bugs2much on January 27, 2011, 04:30:04 pm

hey is this old time or does anybody still do it. was watching hot rod tv (lead sleds)  and remembered helping my brother do restorations w/ body solder.

Title: Re: body soldering
Post by: c1run1 on January 27, 2011, 05:34:51 pm

seems more trouble then it's worth ? Now that we have really good fillers these days .

Title: Re: body soldering
Post by: lovebus (jack) on January 27, 2011, 06:20:44 pm

It's old school (like you) and you gota know what your doing.

Title: Re: body soldering
Post by: Baha (Shawn) on January 27, 2011, 06:34:24 pm

I like it.. It's fun, and now completely useless. Guys who still do it only do so 'cause they can.

Who remembers Ditzler's aluma-lead? It was way easier than actually lead-ing.

Modern body fillers are much better now.

Betcha one of the geezers  %$oldcit knows somebody whose hotrod deformed at the high school bon-fire

Title: Re: body soldering
Post by: Bob(Herbie) on January 27, 2011, 07:06:44 pm

Classic antique car restorer guys still do this. I know a guy in Millville who can tell us how. He use to be the Snap-on tool guy here.