Steve Frisbie - Body Leadwork: The Lost Art (DVD)

Application: Custom Automotive, Auto Restoration
Classification: E - Educational
Running time: 48 minutes
Format: DVD Region 0

Sleeve notes:

Steve Frisbie, considered one of the premier custom hot-rod builders in the world, demonstrates top professional leadwork techniques on a 1934 Ford 3-window coupe, with repairs on the windshield's apiller, dent on the fender and the sealing of a welded body seam.

You'll also learn:

• Tools & products including the complete variety of files and wooden paddles
• How to sharpen files
• Use of bees wax
• Variety and use of solder bars
• Use of hydrochloric acid and how to neutralize it
• Use of stainless steel wire brushes
• Assessing the job
• Safety issues and cautions
• Prep for tinning
• Tinning technique
• Filling techniques
• How to inspect filling
• How to apply overhead lead
• How to prep the metal surfaces
• How to prevent future rusting
• How to properly melt the lead
• Proper temperature control
• How to shape the lead
• How to use an Oxi-Acetylene torch
• How to identify contamination in the metal
• Discussion of leadwork versus bondo
• And more!