That's some fine looking lead work there. Is that real lead or the lead free stuff and how easy was it to work with? From the videos that I've been watching on Youtube it doesn't look all that hard.
Thanks.
I use real lead and no, it's not terribly difficult. As you can imagine, working on a verticle surface is much more, uh,
challengingthan a hrizontal surface, mainly because the solder has a very narrow plastic state.
That is to say it goes from solid to liquid
real fast if you're not paying attention to your heat and all of previous your work ends up on your toes.
http://www.rotometals.com/product-p/solder3070.htm
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That is nothing less then impressive there, ive read about using lead and seen some guys work but you seem to have taken it to another level which looks as nice as any "bondo job" ive ever seen! I wish you good luck with the rest of your build but i don't think you need it seeing this. Very nice. I didn't know the 68 had this problem and im to far away to wonder if 69 is the same, but i will be looking in on your work after seeing how intensive your being getting things the way they should be. Thanks for posting...
Thanks Ron.
The problem with being "intensive" is these builds take freakin' forever. In the early days I held no contempt for trowling the mud on and calling it good. Back then you could knock a car out in a few months instead of years.
I'm thinking I miss those days. :icon_mrgreen:
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try it ,some people can pick it up real soon and do a good job ,and then there are ones that most of the lead ends up on the floor , never get discouraged at anything ,you have nothing to lose :headbang:
^^^^^ This is some of the best advice you'll find on an internet forum.
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Hat's off to you mate! I have seen plenty of attempts on lead wiping, but your finished result is awesome! Have you done this before?
Likie Snake says, try it, you may like it.
Lead work is very much like welding in the regard that practice goes a long way in improving your skills.
Tools matter as well. If you're a novice and try to learn with an o/a set up, you're most likely going to have a rough time keeping your heat consistant. Not that it
can't be done mind you, it's just harder because the flame is not "soft" enough.
