Re: Paint cracking question

Posted by TxGoat On 2023/6/15 19:08:19

Old cars have welded body panel joints that were lead-filled at the factory.

It's very common to see some cracking of older paint jobs along these joint lines.

Old leaded body repair may also show the same issues.

The Packard Body Manual shows where a number of these joints and seams are located on the pre-war cars.

Factory lead filled body joints were common up through the 1950s across all makes.

General areas of paint cracking and crazing can have a number of causes.