Lead finishing

[speedo]

I had to remove lead in areas that needed repair ...door handle access, wiper recess and gasket tracks in front and rear as well as bottoms of windshield corners. Picked up a 70/30 Eastwood kit and watched a bunch of videos, so ready to attack. You cannot sand this stuff, only file. Not sure how I am going to be able to finish "contour" some of these areas prior to priming. On outside bodywork (fenders, quarters), filing will be easy, but intricate areas are going to be impossible... like the door latchpost next to the door handle...lots of lead. Am I better off picking up some of the leadfree sandable solder? Or just go plastic? Hate to revert to bondo as it can't be an edge, it dries and shrinks over time and its not original. All-Metal has been suggested as an alternative to Bondo? Never saw any videos of Porsche workers body finishing with lead. Maybe they used disposable workers?

Help would be appreciated...

[TheMetalSurgeon]

you can sand and shape lead in intricate areas.save your money on non lead eastwood product,its junk imo

[Iciclehead]

Lead is not that big of a deal...easy to work with and permanent.....all my car's body work is lead and you can in fact sand it, just need to wear proper protection.

Dennis

[b00mslang]

I do all of my lead sanding out on my driveway so I don't have a shop full of lead dust.