The
"Dent" as we began... It is quite small, and perfect for lead
loading. If it was a deeper dent, you would need to draw it out
more.The
"Dent" as we began... It is quite small, and perfect for lead
loading. If it was a deeper dent, you would need to draw it out
more.
I
applied stripper to the dented section.
Stripper
will make the paint bubble off. Sometimes a second coat is
needed.
Because
the dent is contoured and rusted, even with the stripper, the paint
should be sandblasted off in this section.
The
remainder of the paint is easily scraped off the smooth
sections.
After
cleaning area with mineral spirits, the I sanded the dented area to
make the lead and tinning butter stick.
The
dented area is "painted" with a speciaal tinning butter.
The
tinning butter is heated with a torch to a golden brown.
Watch
out for flare ups! The mineral spirits and stripper are
flammable!
The
tinning butter will now be nicely and evenly browned. Basically, the
tinning butter is acid and lead in a suspenion. By torching it, you
make the acid come to the surface.
The
brown goo is easily wiped off with mineral spirits.
To
neutralize the acid in the tinning butter, a concoction of baking
soda and water is applied and wiped off.
A final wiping with mineral spirits removes any baking soda.
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