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Today we're experimenting with something I've wanted to figure out for a long time: torch soldering directly onto Zamac diecast bodies.
I zinc plated a damaged Ford F-150 Lightning body, cut holes and scars into it, and started experimenting with ordinary fluxes and solder I already had around the shop. The first attempt went nowhere, but then the rosin-core solder actually started wetting to the zinc-plated casting.
There's still a lot to figure out with flux, solder choice, surface preparation and temperature control, but this first experiment proved there's potential here. If I can get the process reliable, we're talking metal body repairs, roof swaps, front-end grafts and repairs that could eventually be zinc plated right over.
0:04 – Can You Torch Solder Zamac Diecast?
1:34 – Testing the Fresh Zinc-Plated Body
2:47 – Plumbing Solder & Flux: First Attempt
4:19 – Rosin Core Solder Actually Sticks!
6:11 – Trying to Fill Major Body Damage
8:24 – Why the Flux Might Be Fighting Us
9:43 – More Heat, More Experiments & More Problems
14:23 – Cleaning Up the First Solder Repair
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