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| | | | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,037 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,037 | I have several hundred pounds of lead flashing left over from commercial building projects. Can I melt this into sticks for lead filler on bodywork or is it the wrong alloy?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,760 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,760 | The short answer is no. Body "lead" is actually solder, with anywhere from 10% to 30% tin in the mix. The more tin, the better quality the filler will be. Then you'll need to spend a few years perfecting your technique at applying, smoothing and finishing the filler, and hoping you can use enough baking soda to neutralize the acid you use to prep the metal. If not. the acid will bleed through and lift the paint after a few months. Also- - - -don't use anything other than nitrocellulose lacquer over lead filler.
I cast target bullets by the thousands and mix my own alloys- - - - -want to sell that lead? I'll be in northern Indiana sometime in the next few months.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,037 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,037 | Thanks Jerry. I will just melt it down and use it for weights. It's not getting any easier to come by. I have a friend that owns a large scrap yard and he won't even sell it to me.
Last edited by Peggy M; 01/23/2024 3:05 PM.
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