DIY Muscle Car Restoration - How to Lead a Quarter Panel Seam

In this video I walk through the steps involved when filling the quarter panel to roof skin seam. Originally filled with lead body solder, many restorers are opting to use fiberglass or metal fiber fillers. Follow along as I go "old school" and walk you through the process I use for a more traditional repair using lead body solder.

All of the tools/supplies/materials used in the video are can be found at your local or online autobody supply.

For 30/70 lead solder, I prefer the sticks sold by Rotometals:
https://www.rotometals.com/30-tin-70-...

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:29 My preferred body work methods for the quarter to roof seam
01:25 "Mapping" - Why I don't use fiberglass fillers
03:50 Vette Panel Adhesive
04:25 Materials List
05:45 Prep & cleaning of the body seam
07:20 Tinning the metal
15:28 Panel prep after tinning process
18:40 Lead sticks - Eastwood vs. Rotometals
20:40 Getting ready to add lead
21:30 Melting and paddling the lead solder
32:00 How to file lead body solder
35:50 Is lead compatible with todays top coats?
36:20 Sandpaper selection
37:35 Final sanding of lead body solder
37:58 Outro


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