I was confused too. I've only ever heard the term used to refer to restoration or customisation of cars. It used to be the practice to use lead as filler to smoothe out imperfections or hide repairs in steel panels. A car treated in such a way would be referred to as a "lead sled".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_sled
Odd, but I never picked up any negative association; it seemed that being a "lead sled" was superior to being a "bondo wagon".






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