Burned into my door handle too.

 

I think you make it sound complicated. Sure, there are a few details, acid flux is not, for example, micro or mega torch, 600° to 800° tips. Solder cups. BIG screwdriver vs small. Pretty much, it's common sense. Big gun, lil gun. Full jacket or wad-cutter. You consult a table in a book, ask here, or wing it. And there are still, usually more than one good way for many (soldered) repairs. A pro might use a hotter implement and thus moves faster, so who you ask can have a small bearing.

Solder with flux and impurities in the old solder, or anywhere, can cause splatter, so safety glasses are suggested. For small stuff, put on a pairing readers under them. It helps you see when the flow begins, so you don't overheat a part or pc trace. Dirty part leads will often suck solder in, then regurgitate some, before allowing flux to assist in a complete flow, where you cannot actually see it. So once in a while you must let the tip sit on the connection an extra 1/4 second. Meh. You'll get it.

Flux is your friend. Consider it, primer... Except that you want to remove whatever remains. Most want alcohol, some newer stuff uses water. It's good in solder, but alas on the wire and part. You will almost never add it to a through connector of a trace, but never say never.

And then, there's radiators. And gas tanks are loads of fun. Think it through, using common sense. And, don't breath the fumes. You know not to do that, right? 🤭

 

Oh yea... Dow, dow corning. Think they are the same....(?)

 

Yes, our good friends who made it possible to proclaim the wonderousness of the smell of napalm in the morning.

 

Yes..yes.

That list I put up,, well for each in the list there's a specific process that works in the field best and used the most. I hadn't finished that post. You were spot on with plumbing and flux..sweating. That 's one. Plumbing/sweating is the simplest by far.

**Residential anyway

 

 

Tony Dow and Owens Corning made a company together?

 

Gee Wally ..Fords, -

 

First I've ever heard of the Starliner.

 

Thought the same thing, guess it was Galaxie, sounds like a trim level maybe..high end or upgrade, -

https://www.automobile-catalog.com/c...html#gsc.tab=0