Australias Gene winfield Daz. Mick u have learnt the trade from a Top teacher . Keep the vids coming please. 2 of the most patient blokes building cars. 👍🤝
it's obvious this is going to be the greatest LJ XU1 restoration in history. These guys are absolutely meticulous and don't cut corners. The owner will be one lucky Torana owner.
This is what I want done on my upcoming build. My cousin had his Torana done 12 years ago from a high end shop and the lead joins still look like perfect. Keep up the high end work Pops and Mick.
WOW. Thanks so much for the tutorial. As you've both said it takes less than a second of heat before the lead liquifies and runs out. Such delicate work.
Back to factory 👍 this is how I want my cars done. no shops quote restoration work any more but how much would this cost 💲? Just this job itself would not be cheap. Lead is not cheap like the old days. I see the kit from metal man tools is $400. Plus Gas materials. Excellent work guys. Leaving a mark in automotive industry 👍
I recently watched a TH-cam hack try to perform this and he made a complete mess of the job. Didn’t do the prep you guys did and didn’t wear the right ppe. He gave up a few moments later. It was the quickest unsubscribe I’ve ever committed 😂 I also watched gene winfield doing this on the tube, but nowhere else. This was a good little Masterclass. Thank you 🙏
Most lead I’ve melted out of joints in older cars I’ve found them to be rusted out underneath like anything with steel joints heat is the killer it has to treated behind the joints as in the 70s from what I’ve seen it was left in bare metal or minimal paint behind it I’ve never had a come back in all my years with mig welding the joints and sand blasting them and using a good fibreglass filler and then smear of finishing filler and epoxy primer the best rust proofing liquid to go behind welds in box sections as a old engineer showed me is straight penatroll as it’s a PPG product and seals the metal completely drys clear and will penetrate better than water can lead in box sections of cars was pretty much fazed out because of that reason rust from the heating of the joint and if the lead hasn’t adhered properly to the tin it’s just as bad as plastic body filler or worse in the long term.. as far as cars go I’d much prefer the 1975 Ford TD six cylinder cortina it has a much better designed body in my opinion and front guards that unbolt like doors have proper hinges not pins but anyway.. cool video there fellas
question. i know lead welding was done on fenders to nose cone from factory, but for the sake of having to remove a guard in the event of fender damage, wouldn't it be better to leave the fender as an easy bolt on bolt off panel?
Australias Gene winfield Daz. Mick u have learnt the trade from a Top teacher . Keep the vids coming please. 2 of the most patient blokes building cars.
👍🤝
it's obvious this is going to be the greatest LJ XU1 restoration in history.
These guys are absolutely meticulous and don't cut corners.
The owner will be one lucky Torana owner.
This is what I want done on my upcoming build. My cousin had his Torana done 12 years ago from a high end shop and the lead joins still look like perfect. Keep up the high end work Pops and Mick.
Never had the opportunity to see this technique until now thanks Pops & Mick.greetings from Adelaide guys 👍🍻
Hey Old chaps. This is so good to see. The Good old Lead wiping. You boys are showing the trade in true form.😎
Thanks for the Tutorial
WOW. Thanks so much for the tutorial. As you've both said it takes less than a second of heat before the lead liquifies and runs out. Such delicate work.
I wish I could afford to get these guys to do the body on my car. Great work guys been following this build from the start what a transformation.
Time consuming stuff, kool the time n love cars got in the factory back in the good old days. Good stuff guys 👍
Love the tutorial this will help so many guys learning 👍🙌
Back to factory 👍 this is how I want my cars done. no shops quote restoration work any more but how much would this cost 💲? Just this job itself would not be cheap. Lead is not cheap like the old days. I see the kit from metal man tools is $400. Plus Gas materials. Excellent work guys. Leaving a mark in automotive industry 👍
Restoration paint jobs are $30,000 or more. Buy your little $400 kit and do it yourself.
I recently watched a TH-cam hack try to perform this and he made a complete mess of the job. Didn’t do the prep you guys did and didn’t wear the right ppe. He gave up a few moments later.
It was the quickest unsubscribe I’ve ever committed 😂
I also watched gene winfield doing this on the tube, but nowhere else.
This was a good little Masterclass. Thank you 🙏
Did the job but it took forever and was very rough. Used way too much lead.
Most lead I’ve melted out of joints in older cars I’ve found them to be rusted out underneath like anything with steel joints heat is the killer it has to treated behind the joints as in the 70s from what I’ve seen it was left in bare metal or minimal paint behind it I’ve never had a come back in all my years with mig welding the joints and sand blasting them and using a good fibreglass filler and then smear of finishing filler and epoxy primer the best rust proofing liquid to go behind welds in box sections as a old engineer showed me is straight penatroll as it’s a PPG product and seals the metal completely drys clear and will penetrate better than water can lead in box sections of cars was pretty much fazed out because of that reason rust from the heating of the joint and if the lead hasn’t adhered properly to the tin it’s just as bad as plastic body filler or worse in the long term.. as far as cars go I’d much prefer the 1975 Ford TD six cylinder cortina it has a much better designed body in my opinion and front guards that unbolt like doors have proper hinges not pins but anyway.. cool video there fellas
Longevity is key
If l were you guy's l would be looking for a young person who has the same passion to train up as you never know what's around the corner!.
My guess is it’ll be getting passed down to the next generation 👌
Young people have enough brains to not warp panels and work with lethal toxins.
question.
i know lead welding was done on fenders to nose cone from factory, but for the sake of having to remove a guard in the event of fender damage, wouldn't it be better to leave the fender as an easy bolt on bolt off panel?
I have seen the guys in the USA cut lead joints out and weld metal in as they say that lead use to crack.
Imagine how much weld and heat that would create. They also know how to bog a car 😜
Why don't you use acetylene and air only tip, it generates a lot less heat.