Creating a unfinished looking weld

[cobraman]

Search did not help so...... I have chopped the top on a 29 Ford body. I glued the parts together but I am not looking to finish the seem for a nice paint job. Going for a work in progress look. Youtube showed some guy using putty but I wondered if there is a better way. Thanks for any suggestions.

[Oldmopars]

Small half round or round stock. Use solvent type glue. Then go back with a small brass tube and carefully make the rounded marks that make it look like a weld. Use solvent glue to soften it, then at an angle press the tube lightly against it, repeat 500 times. 

For solvent glue, I use MEK, but LHS bottled stuff works good too. 

Edited July 6, 2022 by Oldmopars

[MeatMan]

From that mag that's no longer published.

[cobraman]

Thank you guys.

[Dpate]

They actually sell photo etch parts that have the weld look

[Oldmopars]

22 minutes ago, Dpate said:

They actually sell photo etch parts that have the weld look

Where's the fun in that? But, you are right and that is one more option. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Archer weld bead decals. Similar to their rivets, they're resin castings on a clear carrier, so they provide a real 3D effect.      

https://archive.armorama.com/review/2764/

 

Edited July 7, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy

[Raoul Ross]

8 hours ago, MeatMan said:

From that mag that's no longer published.

Mad Magazine? ?

[Straightliner59]

5 hours ago, Raoul Ross said:

Mad Magazine? ?

Cracked

[cobraman]

Thank you all for your replies. I think I will try the solder method . The decals look great but I don't know how quick they would be delivered and want to keep marching forward.