I had heard about it ages back, but never seen it before till now.

How guilt free is that opposed to dirty body filler! (whom i'm sure 99% of us a guilty for using at some point )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJEoN9yKPE&feature=related 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAZwX7G0ulM&feature=related 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWnj08xQySI&feature=related 

what your forgetting is the fumes and other reasons that they got rid of it.

I spose the other question is, which ones more toxic.... ?

oh! lol, thoughts at the same time...

Makes sense hey...

I do lead filling at least once a week. Most cars I work on have it done. Expensive stuff. Has limitations though.

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Originally posted by bajachris88 I had heard about it ages back, but never seen it before till now. How guilt free is that opposed to dirty body filler! (whom i'm sure 99% of us a guilty for using at some point ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJEoN9yKPE&feature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAZwX7G0ulM&feature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWnj08xQySI&feature=related

Don't know for certain, but I'm sure more people in the auto industry have problems related to plastic filler, than lead-wiping. The big NO-NO with lead is.....DO NOT GRIND IT! Use a file to finish the shape.

I've still got my old wooden 'wiping bats', that I've had for over 50 years - and still use them. If you use the correct lead filler - not 50/50 solder - you can get a very nice finish on the lead, which will need minimal filing.

Cheers, Greg

That's awesome, I love youtube!!

I've always wondered about this but I've never seen it, till now.

Just think, all the lead that gets filed off can go back into the lead pot and get re-used, try that with plastic body filler.

The other thing is because it's expensive (compared to bog) the panel would have to actually be panel beaten very close to it's shape instead of just using bog (filler) to get the shape.

I wouldn't want to be working around the lead fumes, but how does it affect you rpower to weight LOL

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Originally posted by bajachris88 How guilt free is that opposed to dirty body filler! (whom i'm sure 99% of us a guilty for using at some point )

Lead wiping gives a great finish when done right, but preping the metal undernear is alot more work, of course the metal needs to be clean and rust free, but at Tafe, the teachers kept mentioning that the metal must be clean and shiny underneath, and when welding repairs, you can get tarnish? around the metal that must be removed. It's a bit of a PITA to use a deburring tool to get in all the nooks and crannys.

But would I continue to use it if I could afford it ... YES. (However it wouldn't replace body filler entirely)

As everyone else mentioned, body filler is great when used CORRECTLY. No reason to feel guilty using it, unless you have been filling rust holes with it

More lead wiping today for me at work. The E-Type Jaguar I am working on is built originally using it on all panel joins and edges. Yes the metal has to be bright clean, and then has to be tinned to make the body wiping lead stick on. We use 30/70.

The nice neat gaps - doors, bonnet, etc - on the 356 Porsche are created with the help of lead-wiping. Being much harder than plastic, it withstands a lot of 'knocking about'.

356 resto

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=62221&page=1 

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Originally posted by HappyDaze The nice neat gaps - doors, bonnet, etc - on the 356 Porsche are created with the help of lead-wiping. Being much harder than plastic, it withstands a lot of 'knocking about'.