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Re: [TR] Lead

To: "mathews@uga.edu" <mathews@uga.edu>, Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Lead
From: "Reihing, Randall S." <Randall.Reihing@utoledo.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02:11:03 +0000
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Not so many years go I watched my Dad repair a dent and some corrosion on h=
is vintage 1949 teardrop Buick, a beautiful car. He used a blowtorch to mel=
t some lead in a cast iron crucible and a wood paddle he had shaped to appl=
y it to the clean metal surfaces. This was followed by a rough file to shap=
e the lead and sandpaper to smooth it before primer was applied. More sandi=
ng, more primer, then the top coat was faded in, ending with careful polish=
ing, etc. You couldn't tell a repair had been completed.  He was careful ab=
out the fumes and wore gloves when filing and shaping the metal, Later, con=
cerned about lead fumes, he used Bondo, being very careful in it's applicat=
ion and top coat. After a few years the Bondo cracked and started to fall o=
ut. The lead repair was still there, undetectable, when the car was sold.

Randall Reihing
1960 TR3A
________________________________
From: Triumphs [triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] on behalf of Doug Mathews =
[mathews@uga.edu]
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 6:17 PM
To: Andrew Uprichard
Cc: 'Triumph Mail List'
Subject: Re: [TR] Lead

used to be standard in filling in seams on older cards back when.
Then somebody figured out the fumes were causing body havoc with the body w=
orkers.

Here is youtube link.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=3Dt&rct=3Dj&q=3D&esrc=3Ds&source=3Dweb&cd=3D2=
&cad=3Drja&uact=3D8&ved=3D0ahUKEwiYxuzYhZTLAhVLox4KHepjAHwQtwIIIjAB&url=3Dh=
ttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSD98LDc0GAI&usg=3DAFQjCNEg0wZ8fN=
nBrTjxszR4ckjJFeFbxQ&bvm=3Dbv.115277099,d.dmo

On 2/25/2016 5:13 PM, Andrew Uprichard wrote:
what=92s the story with all the lead on these cars?


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10pt;">Not so many years go I watched my Dad repair a dent and some corrosi=
on on his vintage 1949 teardrop Buick, a beautiful car. He used a blowtorch=
 to melt some lead in a cast iron
 crucible and a wood paddle he had shaped to apply it to the clean metal su=
rfaces. This was followed by a rough file to shape the lead and sandpaper t=
o smooth it before primer was applied. More sanding, more primer, then the =
top coat was faded in, ending with
 careful polishing, etc. You couldn't tell a repair had been completed. &nb=
sp;He was careful about the fumes and wore gloves when filing and shaping t=
he metal, Later, concerned about lead fumes, he used Bondo, being very care=
ful in it's application and top coat.
 After a few years the Bondo cracked and started to fall out. The lead repa=
ir was still there, undetectable, when the car was sold.&nbsp;
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<div>Randall Reihing</div>
<div>1960 TR3A<br>
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ze=3D"2" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Triumphs [triumphs-bounces@autox.te=
am.net] on behalf of Doug Mathews [mathews@uga.edu]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 25, 2016 6:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrew Uprichard<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Triumph Mail List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Lead<br>
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<div><font face=3D"Cambria">used to be standard in filling in seams on olde=
r cards back when.<br>
Then somebody figured out the fumes were causing body havoc with the body w=
orkers.<br>
<br>
Here is youtube link.<br>
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<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2/25/2016 5:13 PM, Andrew Uprichard wrote=
:<br>
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<blockquote type=3D"cite">what=92s the story with all the lead on these car=
s?</blockquote>
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