Pharaohabq Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Okay, one of my friends keeps saying I should lead in the seams on my Z before going to paint. I'm not sure it's worth the extra work. I've never done lead before, is there really any advantage to using lead over poly bondo/fiberglass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverdone Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 When you go to sell your car at Barett Jackson, and they take a magnet to your cars body, it'll adhere to it, instead of getting weak like it does over Bondo, so you can act like you didn't use any body filler. ...that's about it. Everyone will say lead is better than Bondo, but I feel that's mainly because it's a lot harder to do and it costs more. If it weren't better, how else could you justify wasting a buncha time and money on it, am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 When you go to sell your car at Barett Jackson, and they take a magnet to your cars body, it'll adhere to it, instead of getting weak like it does over Bondo, so you can act like you didn't use any body filler. Bzzzttt! Wrong answer. Lead is not magnetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 That must be some kind of magnet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Bzzzttt! Wrong answer. Lead is not magnetic. Crap you beat me to it Foiled again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverdone Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hmmm, good point. Thank god I'm not an engineer or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaNoZeta Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The only reason I know of to use lead is if the car came from the factory with leaded seams and you're doing a strict restoration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 If you're trying to seal the seams, the factory used seam sealer. You can buy seam sealer from the auto parts store. I left mine bare, and plan to shoot some oil in there every couple years. In areas where they were exposed to water, there was rust in the seams in my car despite the factory sealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I think the only lead is the seam between the roof and 1/4 panel and the roof and A pillar. Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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