Arrrggghhh!!! Lead!!

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FallujahMedic

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Did Ford use lead on the roof? While prepping the body (taking it down to bare metal) I noticed an awful lot of scratches from my sander on the metal, then I scratched at it with my fingernail and pulled up some metal. All 4 corners of the roof have been leaded. The sheet metal parts have been crimped, welded, then leaded. My guess is somebody had a screwed up roof and used one from a donor car.

 

thehueypilot

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I believe that is how the factory blended in the seams when attaching the roof. When done correctly lead holds up a lot better than plastic filler.

 

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Ronstang

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Ford leaded the cars from the factory, if the roof had been replaced it would more than likely have plastic body filler in these areas.

 

Tim65GT

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I freaked when I found lead on my '73 Firebird years ago. It was in the same area and eventually found out that's what the factory used.

 

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You had a WHAT J/K

Yeah lead is what they used instead of....dare I say it BONDO!

 

Stangboy67

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I ran across the lead as well in my 67. Take care when prepping the car for paint with that on there. There is some needed prep/procedure (can't remember now...been 10 years since I did the body ) After about 2 years, many small bubbles (pin head size) appeared in the paint right over the area that was leaded and nowhere else. even though it was covered with a primer sealer. Worth looking into. Anyone else had that issue???

 

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I haven't had that issue. I would leave the lead areas alone as much as possible. It's a better base than body putty.