First Sheetmetal repair!
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From: Durham NC
I guess it's your wealth of fine coachbuilders over there that gives you the great fortune to work with such a good instructor. Here lead slingers are fast becoming extinct, with even the top customizers using plastics. Once you have the techniques, a panel is a panel no matter where it is, so the roof will be no more difficult than the fender to repair. Warps in major panels such as your hood is more problematic tho especially heat warps due to fire. Not only does the heat warp the panel, but it randomly changes the temper of the metal making it work differently thruout. I'll be very interested in your instructor's solution to fixing the warpage, here I'd expect the answer would be to replace the hood with one that hadn't seen fire. My truck evidently suffered a fire in the cowl area, fortunately it seems to have been electrical in nature so it didn't get hot enough to cause warpage.
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
Lee,
Sounds like you are having great time with your truck. Sorry to hear that it is going to require that much work! I'm envious about the class you are taking, sounds like you are getting some first rate instruction.
I have bodyman buddy that I've known for ever, one of the best body guys I've ever met. He can sling lead. He doesn't get much of a chance to do it but he does it well. I think my truck might spend alot of time at his house once its running.
Every once is awhile the subject of working with lead comes up on the "paint and body" board of this site. If you do a search you should probably come up with some reading material.
Bobby
Sounds like you are having great time with your truck. Sorry to hear that it is going to require that much work! I'm envious about the class you are taking, sounds like you are getting some first rate instruction.
I have bodyman buddy that I've known for ever, one of the best body guys I've ever met. He can sling lead. He doesn't get much of a chance to do it but he does it well. I think my truck might spend alot of time at his house once its running.
Every once is awhile the subject of working with lead comes up on the "paint and body" board of this site. If you do a search you should probably come up with some reading material.
Bobby
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From: San Francisco, Ca.
Lwlandy, Leading is a lost art.
Hope you get into it.
It's a challenge, but rewarding art.
You get to appreciate those bodymen who had to work with just the metal and lead.
No such thing as "BONDO"
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Hope you get into it.
It's a challenge, but rewarding art.
You get to appreciate those bodymen who had to work with just the metal and lead.
No such thing as "BONDO"
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Tuned
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Carnation, WA
Cheers AX,
I will let you know what my intructor says about the Warped Hood when I go to my class next week. I hear what you say re the modern shops using plastics rather than the traditional methods. Unfortunately this seems to be the trend over here in the UK too. There are still a few proper coachbuilders/restorers around, but I have also heard some horror stories about so called professional coachbuilders charging for a proper job only for it to turn out to be plastic. I know that most modern plastics are very much up to the job and will probably last. But I just want to try and go the traditional route if possible.
Bobby,
The class is good, although not very long. I will hopefully learn the techniques to enable me to do the rest of the work required over time. I think that what I have learnt so far is that the easiest way to do something is not always straight forward. But once you know how, it usually makes complete sense. I have seen that there are some great instructional videos out there in the US they are available over here at a few places but they are very expensive. One of them was more than my whole class fees.
Cheers
Lee
I will let you know what my intructor says about the Warped Hood when I go to my class next week. I hear what you say re the modern shops using plastics rather than the traditional methods. Unfortunately this seems to be the trend over here in the UK too. There are still a few proper coachbuilders/restorers around, but I have also heard some horror stories about so called professional coachbuilders charging for a proper job only for it to turn out to be plastic. I know that most modern plastics are very much up to the job and will probably last. But I just want to try and go the traditional route if possible.
Bobby,
The class is good, although not very long. I will hopefully learn the techniques to enable me to do the rest of the work required over time. I think that what I have learnt so far is that the easiest way to do something is not always straight forward. But once you know how, it usually makes complete sense. I have seen that there are some great instructional videos out there in the US they are available over here at a few places but they are very expensive. One of them was more than my whole class fees.
Cheers
Lee
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