How To Lead: Leading a Body Panel with Gene Winfield - Using Body Solder Kit from Eastwood
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2015
- Legendary Gene Winfield stops by Eastwood to give a lesson in the lost art of leading, where heated lead is used much like body filler to smooth & fill panels.
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Eastwood Body Solder kit Deluxe with DVD
Item #11167
Eastwood's Deluxe Body Solder Kit has more of what you need to fill with better adhesion, strength and durability than plastic fillers 30/70 lead-based body solder is slightly easier to work with than our lead-free solder, and provides better adhesion, strength and overall durability than plastic fillers. Includes a big 5 lbs. of solder for serious soldering pros.
Spreadable (plastic) range is 361-489 degreesF
Includes tools and accessories
"How-to" DVD included
In 1955 "Bondo" came out as the first plastic body filler and made fixing imperfections in metal much easier than before. Today fixing dents and smoothing imperfections in a body panel has been simplified to where it's almost as "easy" as mixing two bits of putty, applying it to the panel, and sanding it all smooth. Before those days the only option was the process of "leading". During this process you melt sticks made up of mostly lead and a small portion of tin onto the surface. With the invention and evolution of plastic body fillers the art of leading a body panel has been slowly dying out, but if you want to keep "traditional" or true to the era of the car you're building; leading is the only way.
Only a few guy from the golden age of kustomizing and hot rodding are still with us, and even less are still working on cars. One of the best is Gene Winfield and even today, well into his 80's he's still traveling the world kustomizing old cars and teaching classes about metal shaping, leading, and anything you want to know about custom cars. I was lucky enough to catch up with him at one of his recent metal working seminars to get the process he uses to apply lead to a panel.
Gene is a long time Eastwood customer and supporter. In fact he use Eastwood leading supplies and claims we have some of the best products to apply lead on the market!
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I personally consider this man a National Treasure, and they are far and few between, absorb every word that he speaks, and go to school ,thank you Eastwood for showing a lot of class with your choice here.
I met gene a few times what a great man he is 👍
Those special tools are the key. Developed over years of working with lead. Techniques learned such as "reading the light"..amazing skills. Thank you Gene, for sharing your experience with us novices.
Couldn’t agree more
I correct you. This kingmd of person is rare and is.... International treasure !
Yes I'm overseas. But he could teach us too. Each day.
Cheers from France 🇲🇫
When an older guy with a big-ass belt buckle explains something, it's best to pay attention.
I weep for the day when all these old craftsmen are gone. Thankfully there are videos like this that will be able to preserve some of their knowledge for the future.
Exactly, thank God.
Now they use some fucking supper glue!\
what is world turning into!!
"when all these old craftsmen are gone" due to lead poisoning...
Sonny Latchstring these old craftsmen have been using lead for quite a bit longer than most of the newer generations have been alive. This is a dieing art and not because their health has gone to hell because of "lead" poisoning. If you take the proper precautions you won't get any sicker from the lead your using than the pollution in the air
fuck off sonny boy another 21st century pussy
We’re living in a new golden age of knowledge, to get a first hand lesson like this by clicking a few links is insane! the connection to the past is the connection to future all in one click!
I laugh at the fools who thumbed down this video from one of a handful of the original Hot Rod builders. A beautiful demonstration of a lost art!
The guy is clearly a master. I'm glad a video now exists. His work will never be lost.
They do insurance work on shit.
Andre Kocsis I want to see the thumb down guys do this work!
@Andre Kocsis Agreed 1,000,000,000% just the title "Legend" tells me ALL I need
to know about this man. I have wanted to Lead for most of my life but never had a teacher
to show me the way. After watching this "Legend" Lead & explaining the process I really want to Lead the body of my Mom's E359 when I start really body working it. For too many years I've only known Bondo. But now I want to Lead instead (fucking rhymes).
Aloha,
Chief
The man is a legend!!!!
Crazy to think there were many men who did this day in and day out in a factory building cars. Makes me appreciate the skill even more!
This man is a true master of a lost art . I didn't think anybody did leading anymore .
This is simultaneously a lesson in a completely lost art, and a demonstration of a technique from the pages of automotive history. I am VERY appreciative of this man's time, patience, and expertise. Hats off to you, sir. Great rare video!
Thank you Eastwood for having a true automotive legend show us how it’s done. Very valuable info and I’m so glad he’s willing to share it with us, I plan on going to his workshop later this year!!
Respect for the man who can wear a t-shirt with his own name on it and with a car having his speed equipment from 70 years ago! Thank Gene!!
" every day is a school day" great words
Moa Bird. LOL! I have just finished using the same quote on a comment here. I know I'll be using this quote in my life from here on. Wise words as well.
A lost art for sure. We need more youngin’s interested in this dark art. It’s pure sorcery, blows my mind how great it looks after leading
Agreed!
Thanks to Eastwood Company and Gene Winfield.🙏🙏🙏👍👍@@eastwoodco
Great demonstration of what I’d almost call a lost art form. Really helps illuminate how “simple” leading automotive panels can be; I use the word “simple” lightly as the number of steps is very small but I’m convinced, from this video alone, that experience + acquired technique have got to make the difference between excellent results and just making a plain old mess.
I think you achieved your goal in exposing a lot of the unknown and breaking it all down into simple to replicate steps. I can only speak for myself but after seeing this I think I would feel confident enough to give it a try myself.
Thanks for sharing your skillset
Gene really is an artist. He has been doing this for longer than most have been alive.
When I was a kid (a long time ago) he had forgotten more than most others knew. He has always been low key with a very mellow attitude. No ego what so ever.
Great work Gene as always.
After seeing this cat lay out some lead and work it... I will never complain about about sanding body filler ever again. True master! Please share more of these videos, this guys knowledge needs to be passed onto the next generation
Gary Rubino Hey if you liked this video, check out the video of Gene's metal shaping demo from SEMA 2014, ruclips.net/video/S_An0kxRgpQ/видео.html
amen
Yes so pleased to see proper respect given to PPE
A real master
dont sand as good as bondo,
Watching this man and knowing the knowledge he possess and presents for us makes me feel very grateful to be able to watch. I have to add that watching a master at work is amazing.
Gene Winfield is a legend, with good reason! Quite simply about the best there is. Totally awesome to get a lesson from such a master. Such a great teacher too, constant explanation about what's going on and why. Watched repeatedly just to see him work. Thanks for sharing his expertise!
Some of the best 30 mins spent on RUclips. I’m not even a body guy
Right!!!
Incredible work and lessons by the master. This is an art that is slowly disappearing with the generation that actually knew how to properly repair cars. Thanks so much for your knowledge Mr. Winfield.
Gene you are and always will be the best. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
I just want to say thank you to Gene Winfield and Eastwood for this extremely informative video for all the years that I've been doing lead using oil paddles hand cleaning with gasoline or with brake clean then with acetone this is a must-try I would have never have had the opportunity to see how mr. Winfield does it other than this video and I just want to thank you all for taking the time to show us how it's done buy a true master.....
Izzy
Izzynutz Restorations. .
Question: when would be necessary to use lead and why not use fiberglass or bondo instead? Thanks in advance
@@samsbogh9361 When restoring a classic or antique car to preserve the history of the automobile. Some purest think bondo or fiberglass on a 50's era car is blasphemy. Plus leading as mentioned in the video allows for more traditional metalworking for future repairs.
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I see and thank you sir for taking the time for the reply I really do appreciate it God bless and stay safe out there👍
It's always nice to meet another Winfield. Awesome demo on leading an art form like many of our Fathers and Grandfathers that is being lost and forgotten.
Thanks Wynfield M.
years ago i got my granddad to teach me basic leading, i was having trouble with the seam where the front wing meets the scuttle panel(classic mini), i would weld them and fill them paint it up perfect and 3 months later they would crack, one day i was talking outside with him and he said that seam has cracked, and i said its due to flexing i suppose thats why leyland never filled them, then he said lead wont crack, i will show you how to do it, and so i learned, and i have only done leading 4 or 5 times since but its a skill.
Definitely a skill. I learned this process way back when and have forgotten so much of it after bondo came on the scene to speed it up 1000 fold..
I'm thankful great metal craftsman like him are teaching new generations this awesome skill.
My Dad used to tell me about how they used lead to fill bodies of cars in the old days and I never had the chance to see first hand how to do it until now. Thanks Gene for an excellent history lesson. Some crafts should never die.
I was told my grandfather was good at it but he died when I was very young and never got to learn from him
Gene thanks for taking the time and Eastwood for having you on !! I was fortunate to do some leading in the 70’s and it’s Great to see this dying art still practiced and to learn your techniques Awesome video!!
Thank you Gene. You are an Icon to the automotive world and to all that learned from you. I watched your video several times and took notes before doing a lead seam job on the "A" and "B" pillars of my Foxbody Mustang. Thanks to you it came out great! I'm going to buy one of your Gene Winfield shirts for sure now.
It's awesome to see young guys keeping the craft alive. The guy doesn't even have a single grey hair and he has the skills of an old world craftsman.
An Old school artist and the last of a dying breed. I have always wanted to see how this was done and done right. My heartfelt thanks to Gene for taking the time and allowing this to be recorded for reference in the future. I need another thumbs up button here, one isn't enough!
Not he last by any stretch. I've never met a guy in the body work industry who doesn't know how lead a car, not to mention 99% of weekend warriors have leaded their own cars at home in their garage. Just because you never learned something, so you've always needed to pay someone else to do it for you doesn't mean it's a rare skill, it just means that you are rarely (if ever) skilled.
@Channel 4 News son, feel free to search my actual name rather than military rank then, you dope addict. FYI, you're actually wrong firstly, because I'm self taught, and secondly because though it's something we all learn in middle school (at least, here, we dom maybe not wherever you're from) the train of that education goes back over a century before Winfield was even born, so you can't really credit him for it when the entire populace here would all still know how to do it, even if Winfield wasn't ever even born. Whoops. Sort of shoots a massive hole in your conspiracy theory.
@Channel 4 News Karen, you gotta be trolling.
+Searches rank and title rather than name+
"hMMmMm i nEvEr hEaRd oF yOu bEfoRe."
OUTSTANDING, I'm a retired welder after 50yrs, Gene sure knows his sh-t. He deserves a LARGE raise.
Such a craftsman - great to have this on video if only to preserve a small part of this man's knowledge in body work. Thanks Eastwood for posting this; great video.
Im fairly new to the automotive field but i learned to listen when a experience tech gives advice and tips, this is truly a lost art
Welcome aboard!
Gene Winfield was at the Eastwood Indianapolis PRI demo booth in 2017. He is a true metal Craftsman!
Years ago I saw him on monster garage, I was amazed, I didn’t think anybody did this anymore.
Excellent video.
I'm not sure that was him.
gene I hope you do a hundred more similar videos you are certainly a Master at your trade and there just isn’t enough people that can teach as welll as you can your voice tone and volume combined makes it very easy to understand everything you are saying sadly for myself my late Grandfather was a body and fender man in the 20s and 30s but I was too young to learn any of his trade and Craftsmanship although my Dad did keep many of his Spoons and Dollies which I have inmy possession after losing my Dad btw I’m 57 years old and I’ve been a fan of your Customs since the late 1960s and early 70s I saw some of your builds at a New York auto show the same year the 1966 Batmobile was there
Met Gene @ Bonneville Spdwk. Even then i thought, Wow, this guy gets around good for being like 75 yrs old. It was bout '03.
U R the Man Gene!! Thx for being a *Great Ambassador to Auto Restoration*
Thank You Gene and Eastwood for spreading the knowledge and doing it for free
Perry
Man, you just gotta respect these old guys who know their stuff because they've been around and worked their trade for decades. Thank you Gene, for sharing your knowledge!
I did some computer soldering and stopped by because I was curious about welding. This here is a beautiful careful display of what you carefully need to do. I really appreciate this. Thank you!
I'm not a car restorer but I am a steel worker I blacksmith and make custom knives but I really appreciate anyone who is a master craftsman and I love to learn new things. You never know when the knowledge will come in useful. To be a jack of all trades you have to know these things.
Great to see a "master of the trade" do this!!! 30 minutes well spent. Thanks Mr. Winfield and Eastwood!
wow I love it that they got a true body man like the original to show us young guys howto do this!!!!
Such a huge amount of respect when I see an old timer sharing a time forgotten skill. This is a true craftsman and artist at work. Thanks for this awesome video.
There’s something contradictory about your comment
I am so thankful for Gene spending his time in teaching this! As a Plumber I always carry lead and torches so I was just going to heat up my 53 Chevy truck cowl and get to leading and filing… This video proves it would have been a complete mess and waste of time! Thank you Gene for showing me the proper steps and I will make sure to follow them!
"Every day is a school day," yes sir, yes it is. Thank you for your expertise. Why any one would give this video thumbs down is beyond me. I guess those people would rather plaster their body panels with the old Bondo.
Simple person in 2021: The air coming out of your mouth from 6 feet away is deadly because of covid.
Body man: I smoked so many cigarettes the lead particles cant get in to my lungs 😂😊😭😂
This guy is a legend. Real old school grit. GREAT VIDEO.
Thank you
Keep believing that BS and you won't need to plan for retirement!
I like your implication that the two can be mutually exclusive, just because you're too dumb to understand either of them.
I've built more hot rods from the ground up and have been leading my own cars since I was eight. I also have a PhD in microbiology and understand how a virus spreads from one person to another - not that you should need that, seeing as your third grade teacher should have taught you how coronavirus spreads when you were seven. Guess you dropped out when you were six. That is the only way to explain why you can't work on cars *or* understand how a virus works.
Wow Neil the only thing sadder than you not knowing how to lead a fender is you not knowing how a virus works. Every five year old learned about coronavirus in kindergarten for the last seventy years but I guess you didn't make it into kindergarten.
@@the-dullahan a microbiologist restoring hot rods is basically top tier badass. That's like the guy they'd have in a summer block buster when they need to save the planet from aliens or some shit. Props bro. 💪💪💪
Love Gene! Such a huge awesome living legend. So unassuming and down to earth. I do hope he stays with us for a fair few years to come!
Great video!!
He is no longer living. Covid took him from us. RIP Gene
@@AutismusPrime69 that’s really sad news bud! God rest his soul. Thank you for the update @RW bud!!
I found this video, trying to show someone how lead was used as a body filler. I knew about lead being used, but I don't think I've ever seen it used. This demonstration was really interesting to watch, even though I'll never do it myself. Thanks Gene!
I love you Gean. You have inspired me for years I truly and honestly respect you I wish I had you as my neighbor growing up what an amazing time it would've been. I personally appreciate all the work you've ever done and the honest person you are thank you again Gean for your lifetime experience. I wish you well God bless be safe. PS thank you to the person that I uploaded the video it was very kind of you to share it with all of us . Godbless
Mr Winfield thanks so much for your great demonstration. You do an excellent job of teaching the art of lead repair work. Continued success to you sir.
He’s forgotten more than most people know. Fucking legend. 👍
Gene, I always enjoy watching you. ANOTHER SCHOOL DAY. Hope to visit with you at the Roadster Show in 2023.
In the '60s our grade school library carried Hot Rod magazine. Gene was the bomb then, & he's the bomb now.
Jim E - I too was one of those boys that poured over Hot Rod and Car Craft magazines for hours and hours. The nice thing is that magazines did not cost the equivalent of $9.00 in those days.
Thank you . Found lots of lead on my 36 Buick after it was soda blasted . I left that body work alone . Who knows how long it was their and what soul applied it . He may be gone but his body work is still under that 2 stage finish 🇺🇸
This is a priceless opportunity to watch a true craftsman show you how to do it the right way.
Thank you Gene for your time showing us a lost art, I definitely picked up alot of good tips tried leading once and failed and I'm so thankful to be shown the correct way by an old skool bodyman from a time when leading was the official body filler, can wait to try this out again and hopefully have some success this time.
Wonderful old school craftsman. Bought back memories of serving an apprenticeship over 45 years ago. The more I watched the more emotional I became, marvelous! I really have to get me one of those t - shirts, awesome.
I had no idea of stuff like this, I'm truly impressed with this mans skill and his knowledge.
What a legend.
Lead loading is an unbelievably hard skill to perfect...when I started as an apprentice 25 years ago it was a mandatory skill to learn. Not necessarily because it was done everyday but it was a way of improving skill levels.
Not something I've done that often over the years because of demand for it but still get a little practice in every now and then, something I done ever want to unlearn !!
Wow. I have been interested in lead filling and had so many questions I wished I could ask during the video but watching to the end answered every question. Thank you Mr Gene I live in Australia and your video is hands down awesome. Thank you for your tips and clear explanation. Cheers Eastwood
Thanks eastwood for having mr Winfield do this demonstration. A master in his domain...
Without sounding pompous lead loading IS something l am old enough to have mastered. But it's still an honour to see a legend at work. I hope that l still have the same passion and ability to do this as Gene when l'm in my eighties! I'm not certain as l write this that Gene is still with us. But as long as we have you tube all these master's will still be teaching us for many years to come.
I know this an older video, but it answered many problems I have with butter and lead. I have many antiques that will finally be finished correctly. This video explained what body men couldn't or wouldn't tell or show me... Thank you so much!
GREAT TO SEE A CRAFTSMAN LIKE YOU IS KEEPING THE ART GOING BY TEACHING OTHERS... THANK YOU.
As a metalman myself, you have it dialed in, a rare lost art, good to watch your skill.
This man is the most informative, detail inclusive, easy to follow, and learn from, person I have ever watched and learned from on the entire Internet! The knowledge, he has in his head, is amazing,. I believe him to be a national treasure! I hope he can continue to pass on his knowledge, experience and passion, to many more more of us, so it will never be lost!
This guy knows more about this stuff anyone else, he is a legend! I talked to him at a car show and he was also the nicest guy I met in a very long time.
First time ever seeing this video with the Eastwood's company with the guru Gene Winfield! My father and I have been to a few of his seminars/"classes " The end result complete success and I am not a millennial but a product of the 70s thank you very much for enlightening The world with true talent and skill!!!!!!
Always great to see Gene Winfield! Thank you
"Everyday is a School day, learn something every day" that's one of the Most Important quotes for Our Children to hear.....from a youngster to an Old Timer. Much Love and God Bless. We need You Guys down here in ALABAMA!!! 💜🤕
A real craftsman, thank you for sharing this art with the new generations.
Gene Winfield you are a true master of a dying art.Thank you for a very informative video.
Thank you Eastwood for making this video. So I can learn from the master of them all
Thank you for passing on this art. I have seen old timers do this on their rods and like the young pukes I see on the comment section; I didn't get it either. 'Why we would do this rather then throw some bondo and be done with it'. They just smiled and told me to go get a pop or something.
Holee bat skeet leadman , Gene was old and respected when I was a teen in the 60's . What a legend ! Gotta be 95 or so if he's still around . Legend has it he weighs near 400 lbs and still looks to be 150 and is immune to x-rays ! 🤣❤️👍
I like the way he doesn't over react
To the fumes, just a fan
I'm surprised OSHA hasn't shut
This down. Clutching their pearls
"Oh heavens he touched that
Poisonous lead with his bare hand"
And has made it this far 2021 @ 93 Young!
Not many guys left whith his talent takes long time but his work last forever good job ol boy
I learned to lead a little in the '80s. Only used it a couple times and never mastered it. I think there are some great body fillers now that will give you good results. But the most respect to those that lead and the knowledge required to perfect that skill. I've met Gene before and he is a true craftsman and has done some amazing work.
I'm a confident tig and mig welder so I don't take much from Your welding videos (Though very good videos ). But I am NOT a body Man and I need these types of videos to learn from to fix My own trucks. So thank You very much for expanding out to stuff like this. Very helpful !!!! Great kit too, I want !!!
This man deserves everything. What an amazing demonstration of skill. I hope to he is doing well.
The legend at work. 2021 and he is still kicking ass.
Lead is the way to go. Late 60's I redid our Ford F-1. Cut out rust, welded in repair patches then leaded it all back in. Repairs lasted for many years, far longer than bondo. Just now needing to rework the body metals. Yes I learned the old school repairs from very experienced body men and to this day still do repairs this way. With MIG and TIG the welding is much easier. Other than the expense leading is still my go to way to finish the repairs. Great refresher Eastwood just the way I learned a long time ago. Gene, you are the man!
Thank you so very much, I am looking at a couple of my projects and bondo never sat well with me. I had picked up a 68 Dart which was leaded. I see it as an old fashion way but a way that works well. Always learning and everyday there is a lesson. So many thanks!
MM
Thanks Mr. Winfield!! A lesson from a Master.
A true master. Please have Gene do more videos!!
I found a pile of these lead/tin bars at this house I just bought. Just spent 30 minutes listening to this fella knowing full well I'll never do this. Love hearing experienced people passing down knowledge. "I'm just gonna turn on a fan at low speed" lol I probably would too. Thanks for this.
Thankyou for coming to see us in the UK a few years back Gene! Keep well.
thank you Sir for you great "work of art" and "masterpiece", just old school
maybe the best half hour of u tube ever ,,, what fantastic skills that man has , also greatly de mystified the black art of leading.
so much so that now id be willing to give it a go.
Attention to details and cleanness is what I learned and I am sure this is what he wants you to pick up while he schools you. The lost art of leading only because of over use of plastic. Thank You Mr. Winfield.
Thank you, Gene is a legend why because he is a true humble man with incredible skills and wants other to grow to their potential and does his best to share his skills to everyone
I'm about to try to lead for the first time, great video!
This man is a hot rod legend nothing quite like beautiful old school work done right 🙂
Had the chance to meet Gene and he’s great. He signed the sun visor of my 34 ford and was happy to do 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Gene, awesome class and covered all the questions I had. I will be getting the Eastwood kit soon.
Thanks again, Ron
Always great to see a master at work.
MAAAN! What an honor to learn leading from a great! Thanks for the video. This video is $$$$
Omg A Legend. My daddy taught me leading when I was young my Dad would be 100 this coming Sept
So cool to be taught and showed by a true master of the craft ,thank you Mr Winfield !!!!!!
Great video! this guy is a teacher, he did an amazing job.