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Yes Sir. He's owns two of these vehicles and restoring both of them. Thanks for your comment my friend!
Thank you. It's made of a high grade of pot metal.
Hello Everyone. I thought you'll might like to see this 1941 Cadillac Convertible vent window that I just created? The guy had been looking around...
It doesn't actually fuse, but when it's molten and surrounds a dissimilar metal part, as it cools, it shrinks so tightly, it's like a bond. I've...
Blessed...
Yep. I've repaired many grilles. And the most recent was a '32 Nash Lafayette. The car was backed into at a show by another vehicle and the lower...
Hello Flux. I am a pro at fixing pot metal. All my repairs are 100% welded, not soldered. That means that my pot metal repairs are 100% restored...
Ah. Got it. He can be taught! lol
I'm producing a new video showing the differences between typical pot metal repair (soldering) and a piece thats been welded. I'll deminstrate how...
The accronym for "pot metal" is ZAMAC: Zinc, Aluminum, Magnesium, Copper. However, it's more commonly known as ZAMAK as well.
May I ask how'd they repair them? My guess is they ground open the cracks, copper plated and filled the voids with low temp solder. That's...
My friend. Pot metal can be welded if you've got the knowledge and equipment.
Not many can do it.
That's not entirely acturate... Yes. Pot mental will "vaporize" if you attempt to use comon welding practices. There's a video of a young man...
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