Re: white paint

[John Irvin Buford <jbuf@ix.netcom.com>]

To the ARtist formally known as Ben;
	This is a tried an true method taught to me by an old cmaera 
technican and gunsmith, that I have had the pleasure to know for some 
time.  

	If the item is chrome, use a gut eraser to clean off the excess 
	( you can buy these in a big stationary store or art supply, do 
	not use an ink eraser)

	If the item is black use a little napthlene or lighter fluid to 
	clean it up.  Use sparingly, put some on a rag and wipe off the 
	item, do not 	soak the camera or lens. 

	Get some modeler's paint it usually comes in 1/4 ounce bottle's 
	using a needle or a stickpin put a few drops of paint over the 
	engraved area that you want to restore, cover the area.  Then 	
	guickly wipe off the excess with some type of straight edge.  A 
	business works just fine.  Sometime you will have a light glaze 
	of paint after you use the straight edge, then wait for it to dry
	and clean it up with the lighter fluid.

	The only thing to be careful about with procedure, is that 
sometimes you will hae an older camera that was engraved but the 
engraving was not  meant to be painted in, you will never get it to hold 
paint.  I found this out the hard way, be trying to renew the logo on my 
SL body.

BTW: I am in Philadelphia, near the zoo.

I hope this helps
John 

 	


> Does anyone have a tried and true procedure for refilling the white paint in
> the engraving on a leica? I've several lenses and a body that have lost most
> of the fill in the engraving and it bugs the hell out of me.
> 
> Not to be rude, but I'm looking for what works, not some ideas to try (I'm
> sick of experimenting).
> 
> Anybody?
> 
> ben
> 
>