I’m just about done with the ‘lead’ bodywork. Again, I used lead free tin from Eastwood. I don’t need lead dust in my garage.
I will say that it needed to go on very thick to cover the rocker panel joint and that was not easy. You don’t just have to fill the gap but the panels also sink in so the whole areas needs a ton of filler. The tin really wants to drip down in giant chunks. It took really careful management of the heat. There was no way to shape it nicely so I had to just glob it on.
Porsche used lead for this joint (and others) and I’d guess the guys at the factory were damn good at it.
This was my first time doing it. I just watched a bunch of YouTube videos. I still have some finishing to do it but it’s turning out pretty decent. I suppose it’s more common to use a fiberglass reinforced filler or something, but I like the idea of it being metal.
