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fork repair using lead

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sawzall:
heres a few pics of some fork drop outs i repaired today using lead,before the days of plastic car body filler lead was used to repair dents fill seams and joints etc,i thought i would give it a go on some drop outs that had deep washer marks and it worked a treat  :)this sort of repair will only work if you are going to paint frame (not sure about powder)maybe dan would know???? lead is a much stronger repair and wont crack or shrink if it's applied properly,could also be used to fill dents etc ;)
before....

applied lead.....

sanded down ready for paint....

MartyC:
Nice job, I would have thought that it can be powdered as lead conducts electricity  :daumenhoch:

Be interesting to find out if it can be chromed, I think it can but not certain about it  :-\.

Bob_Acid:
Excellent job.   :daumenhoch:

firebird4130:
How is that done then? Where do you get the lead?

cheers

sawzall:
fraz you have to clean metal until its nice and shiney then tin the surface with solder paint using a blow torch, warm up lead and spread over repaired area which has been tinned using a wooden paddle lubricated with tallow(fat),it wont stick if it's not tinned first, once its applied just sand down using production paper 80-then 180 grit,its a lot more involved than plastic filler but will last ;)
you can get the lead etc from body shop suppliers,

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