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[wareagle]

Eastwood is were I last bought the body lead.
Lead worries you could wear a mask if you want with the proper cartridges.
Good gloves to keep the lead off you hands and a mask you should be good.

The never body sticks have been reformulated to make them less toxic.
you can use lead free solder from the hardware store just twist or braid a rope of it and get to work.
If you are doing it on visible body panels you will need paddles to move the lead. A google search will bring up suppliers.

Any chain hardware stores carry them I wonder? Will Google them to see. Thanks Smokey, lead definitely sounds like a permanent fix. Kinda wary of using the epoxy metal stuff...

 

[smokey]

I made my own paddles. I just craved out the paddles from hickory.
Not sure if any hardware chain carry stick solder they may I never looked but I doubt it.
http://www.eastwood.com/autobody/leading-body-solder.html
Your local auto paint place should have or can get it

 

[wareagle]

I made my own paddles. I just craved out the paddles from hickory.
Not sure if any hardware chain carry stick solder they may I never looked but I doubt it.
http://www.eastwood.com/autobody/leading-body-solder.html
Your local auto paint place should have or can get it

Cool site, and free shipping on your first order!!!

 

[Fellro]

I wonder if they still have me on record... it has been a while...

 

[m78]

If you were closer I'd give you what i've got.
I picked up a 2# roll of 3/16 solid solder and a bar thats 1/2 x 3/4 x 16"

 

[Alvin in AZ]

In my opinion you don't need a mask for working with lead as a "hobby".

My brother in law in south central Arkansas is a bullet casting nut!
Spends lots of time in -a little room- casting bullets.

He was having trouble so they tested him for lead and other metals,
turned out he was much cleaner than the average city slicker! LOL

See it?

City car exhaust brought the national lead-average up so high it made
a bullet caster out in the sticks seem lead free, ...was the conclusion.

Agree, disagree?

Also, I'd bet that the lead sold for the purpose of doing body work is
relatively arsenic free too. Cable sheathing is supposed to be extra
high in arsenic. And yeah, Boolit-casters test their lead so they know
what they are working with, if nothing else.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/

Alvin in AZ

 

[smokey]

I'll admit I seldom ever where a mask when doing lead work. Last blood test I had my levels were low and I have been doing this for years along with sanding old paint off cars that contains led.

 

[wareagle]

I'm seriously gonna look into getting some lead and a blow torch and trying this out on the floor of the cab. Smokey, how do you go about making the leading smooth after you finish?

 

[smokey]

They make a file to remove high spots. Mostly it smooths over with a little heat if not a d/a sander smooths it nicely.

 

[wareagle]

sorry, d/a sander?

 

[smokey]

D/A=dual action kinda like a jitterbug /grinder.
Any sander will remover the extra

 

[wareagle]

like an orbital sander, right? What grit do you recommend?

 

[smokey]

Yes like a orbital.
I start with a course 60 or 80 if I need to remove large amounts then down to 400 till smooth and imperfection free.

 

[wareagle]

groovy, just picked up a 3 amp orbital sander a few weeks ago. Used it this weekend on my truckster...

 

[smokey]

That should do the trick. I use air tools but have used electric one in a pinch.

 

[wareagle]

Yeah, a few years ago I picked up a 5 gallon compressor thinking, I won't ever need air tools.... What a dumb a$$. Wishing I had one with a bigger tank now.

 

[wareagle]

oh, by the way. Great weather up there.... We have 100+ for the next few days... Dang south...

 

[smokey]

That little weather tag is off 80 here now and it says 72

 

[wareagle]

still 20 degrees better than what I have to drive my bike home in...

 

[wareagle]

Another question about the soldering lead sticks. How far would a pound stick go? Was thinking about ordering a pound and their 3 pack of solder paddles. The pound stick is like $20 and the 3 paddles are $16.