Tired of Body Filler Hardening Too Quickly?

Ottmundr said
How many guys use a hammer and dolly to work the metal, then anneal it, during if needed, or afterwards? I never learned how to do leadwork from my dad. He kept me away from lead and painting, everything else was ok.

I had to look that one up:

an·neal
/əˈnēl/

verb

heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and toughen it.
- BIOCHEMISTRY
  recombine (DNA) in the double-stranded form following separation by heat.