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Thanks Nige,
I'm just about to head into the garage so your advice came through at the right time!
On another note, just got my lead loading kit through the post, after seeing the bad body filler repairs which still rusted underneath, thought this is the best route to take!
Cheers and pics up later
Did you get the book on lead loading too?? It's relatively straight forward to do though. Once completed it's nescessary to make sure that all traces of flux have been removed from the repair or it will affect the repairs in the future. Wash the repair down liberaly with panel wipe/thinners & then some fresh soapy water & dry immediately.
It's really quite easy to do & I find it very therapeutic you can get kits that contain everything you need to do this from people like Frosts restoration equipment. A bit of time & patience & it's easily mastered. The beauty is that moisture cannot penetrate the repairs from behind. it only takes one pin hole in a welded & filled repair & in time the moisture will get through the filler, this way it can't as all holes are filled with lead. Obviously it takes practice, especially on a vertical panel where the lead tries to fall off as it's being warmed up but it's do-able for the hobbyist.
I think I put something about lead loading in the evilzee build thread. Best of luck
cheers ...Nige
ps Found it, here's the link that might help a bit
http://www.classiccamaroclubuk.com/phpB ... a&start=70
If you need any advice let me know & I'll try to help as obviously the build thread article is just a brief synopsis of whats involved