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John

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

#71

Home away from home

After melting the lead out. I went back and blasted these areas to get them 100% clean.

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Posted on: 2015/4/30 6:43

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John

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

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After blasting.

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Posted on: 2015/4/30 6:45

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John

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

#73

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I went over the area to be leaded with a wire brush to make sure it was smooth/clean before applying the solder paste.

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Posted on: 2015/5/6 14:35

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John

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

#74

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After applying and smoothing the lead out with paddles I used a 7 tpi file to rough shape the lead. The upper half of the area was concave in both directions so the file could only shape the lead so far. I know that you're "not supposed: to sand lead but I used 36 grit to finish shaping it. The dust created was pretty course so I wasn't worried about it becoming airborne. I did have a respirator on the whole time too.

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Posted on: 2015/5/6 14:39

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John

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

#75

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I made a video of the lead work but had to break it up into smaller clips to get it to upload. I'm still trying to get the hang of getting the lead soft but not melted so it's shapeable. The middle section isn't as much of a problem; it heats up pretty evenly. The edges are much more difficult to get the lead heated evenly. The outside "skin" melts and runs off but the inside of the chunks are still hard. I did turn the torch down a bit and that seemed to help.

Part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGnJJsxK3Us

Part:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxNe0jFKSQ4

Part 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M75pxLlTgl8

Part 4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obk2OHBtA3Q

Posted on: 2015/5/6 14:42

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John

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

#76

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Got most of the lead work done, ran out of lead sticks before I was able to finish the last rear quarter/trunk panel seam. I melted out the last two spots I had left on for reference and blasted the areas to clean out the rust that was underneath. The top pic shows just how far the edge was pounded in from the factory. Also filled the driver side upper quarter panel seam, and the door jamb seams.

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Posted on: 2015/5/14 15:29

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John

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

#77

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Shot the body with a couple coats of PPG DP74LF epoxy. I'll get it back on the frame next and start welding in the new panels.

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Posted on: 2015/5/14 15:31

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Dave Munger

Re: 1940 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration

#78

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John,
Absolutely incredible a true craftsman.
Thanks for posting, I'm sure many of us
will now know the correct way of doing
this type of work even though we don't
possess Your skill & expertise.
Packard 385

Posted on: 2015/5/15 10:43