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bugs2much

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body soldering
« 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.
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Re: body soldering
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2011, 05:34:51 pm »
seems more trouble then it's worth ? Now that we have really good fillers these days .
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Re: body soldering
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 06:20:44 pm »
It's old school (like you) and you gota know what your doing.
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Re: body soldering
« Reply #3 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
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Re: body soldering
« Reply #4 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.
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