Yes, soldering is a lost art. EPA, enviro, and just plan lack of interest are the culprits IMHO. rsgs, koolkar, have you ever tried a heat gun for final shaping? While indeed this responder and yourselves know the "art" of lead is torch control and shaping, a heat gun is a neat and safe (no open flame) "cheat" to getting the final shape. I`ve said before the downside to lead is cleaning the tinned area of all flux residue which some newcommers to the craft neglect just enough to ruin the work in a short time. It`s my humble opinion that properly applied modern joint fillers do a wonderful job and also are pretty easy and reasonable to work with. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING looks better than a metal-finished panel, and fillers should always be for surfacing, not repair. You can always tell the over-filled cars/trucks at the shows even with great finishing. They're just to thick looking.
