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I don’t love the idea of using filler on this car so I’m doing a first pass with tin filler. This is like the lead that Porsche used…just not poisonous. I figured I’d start with the holes I welded up in the engine lid.

First you tin the surface with an acid and tin mixture and a torch. Then you goop the tin on with a torch and use a wooden paddle to shape it. The metal is so soft that it files off very quickly. I finished it up with an orbital sander which you could not do with lead…as the dust would be very toxic. The tin is a lighter color than the steel which makes it easy to see where it’s applied.