Tag Archives: Lead Soldering

As mentioned in my last entry, I needed to fill the gaps between the rear wings and the deck. I’d decided that the best way of doing this was lead soldering (or body soldering, or lead loading – whatever you want to call it), so the kit was duly ordered and delivered from Frost. I started yesterday – a small test piece first: That went quite well – despite what I’ve heard it’s not hugely difficult, the key is to keep the temperature right, too much heat and it quickly turns to liquid and all runs away. So, on to the real thing: Probably a bit too much lead on there, but pretty good for a first attempt I think. The gaps are solidly filled now, which is what I was aiming for. As you can probably see, I burnt the paint quite a bit – good job it’s all … Read More