Just wanted to see what you guys thoughts were...

Im getting my body work by a guy that learned how to do metal work from his father back on the east coast. I guess metalworking was very popular way back when and when it slowed down his father turned to body work. Hes been doing body work ever since he could walk. I saw pics of this guy literally in his diapers helping his dad sand. Anyhow he uses shrink and tapping hammers to reshape the metal. The guy has like a 100 different shaped tools. Then he uses lead to coat the body similar to a filler. What your left with though is a perfect body with no body filler or bondo. I went to look at my car and the entire thing was covered in lead. He said almost 90% of it would be gone once sanded down. anyone seen this technique before?

 

Yeah, on my '52 ****** pickup. The left front fender had been repaired with lead. When you looked at the inside you couldn't tell there was bodywork.
Real craftsmanship.

 

Sounds interesting. Take lots of pix!

 

Lead is the first body filler it was used tell the 80s when the plastic body fillers came out.Body hammers dollys and spoons is the right way to do body work most shops now just sling bondo over dents.Eastwood sells lead working kits and a how to video its not hard and its metal it will last forever if its done right.I bet you money your mustang has lead in it look where the a pillar mets the roof.

 

dont all mustangs have a lead joint on the roof pillars?

 

The body shop I worked in the early 70s used a Bondo type filler so it's actually been around a long time. Back then for a door dent we took the door apart and actually removed the dent with hammers and dollies. The filler was just to smooth over the hammer marks. A lot of places these days use a stud gun to pull a dent out and then cover with filler. Lead is filler, by the way. It was used because it has a low melting point and is mallable. Anybody know where the first autobody shops were? The village blacksmith! That's where you took your Model T if it got damaged.

 

Yes the mustang does have lead around the roof joints, at least mine does. Lead used to be the way quality body was done and it is still useful for some applications, but the quality of todays fillers are excellent and will last forever if properly applied and finished.