The outside fender seams and welds were filled with lead at the factory in those days. They stopped this practice a few years later as it endangered workers' health.
I don't want to be sanding this stuff, and especially not welding around it. So I melted it out with a propane torch, wiping the bodywork with a paper towel while hot to get most of the residue off. Even still, I use a good filter mask while doing all this work, and sweep up and vacuum right away so it's not lingering in the shop.
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