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Mon Mar 03, 2003 9:20 pm

i talked to a guy about useing led fill instead of bondo where i need smothing out. what are the pros, cons, and is it easy to work with?? thanks-Brian

Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:11 pm

Leading is an artform very few people know how to do correctly, you need to find an oldschool bodyman to do this. If I am not mistaken it is actually illegal to do in Canada due to health reasons. dont quote me on that one though!!

Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:26 am

You have to watch the temperature. In arizona it will basically heat up in the sun and distort or even fall off. In some colder climates it has a tendacy to crack and shrink.

Tue Mar 04, 2003 10:29 am

When I a smothing my Wolkswagon Bettle, I lik led zeppelin brant led fillar. It smoth oute ver nice and dont ever a shrink an falloff in colt wethhar. I am in Canada and every wintr it get ver colt. Led fillar is like a rok!!

You try it too you wil see.

Wed Mar 05, 2003 1:40 pm

led is the best body filler when done right, but as said before it is an art, body work done right is and art(not a gallon of bondo) but when true metal work is done right, my one car has no bondo on it at all, all metal fill, hammering and grinding

Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:29 pm

Led is highly over-rated and a thing of the past. I led filled my 55 chevy when I painted it over ten years ago. The areas with the led have stress cracks and the areas with plastic filler still look great. I have heard some old schoolers say that the led of today just isnt like the old days. I would say work it out to as straight as you can get it rough it good with 36 grit and buy some high quality plastic filler and finish it off. It's higher quality, cheaper, and your lungs will hopefully last as long as your paint job. Jer.