Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/15

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Vulcanite patching help needed - M4 - thanks
From: "Steven Blutter" <steven2244@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:12:51 -0500
References: <08D99857-E7B5-11D7-9078-000393CD5068@nemeng.com>

Just checked out your FAQ - will order the goop - thanks!

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Nemeth" <azn@nemeng.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 2:44 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Vulcanite patching help needed - M4 - thanks


> 
> On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 12:51  AM,
> "Steven Blutter" <steven2244@ameritech.net> wrote:
> 
> > - -There is a bit of vulcanite chipping on my M4:
> >
> > <http://www.sblutter.com/Chipped_Vulcaite_Steven_Blutter.htm>
> >
> > that I don't want to get out of control.
> >
> > The patches I did on an M3 with melted black crayon actually still 
> > looks
> > good after 5 - 6 years, albeit clearly amateur but easily removed.
> >
> > - -I bet you guys have an even better solution - any (at home) 
> > suggestions?
> > Its strictly a user.
> 
> 
> 1.  See the v.detailed topic I have on this in the Leica FAQ I maintain:
> 
> <http://nemeng.com/leica/032b.shtml>
> 
> 2. I just used small amounts of Liquid Electrical Tape to repair the 
> small
> hole where the vulcanite had chipped off underneath the lens mount
> of my M3.  A toothpick, a small amount of LET and the patch worked
> v.well.  Indistinguishable from the original vulcanite!
> 
> LET can be removed later too, unlike black carbon/araldite mixtures
> which have to be blasted off.  This comes in handy if you decide later
> to recover the entire body with <www.cameraleather.com> leatherette.
> 
> 
> Regds,
> 
> Andrew Nemeth
> Blue Mountains  NSW   Australia
> <http://nemeng.com>
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html
> 

- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

In reply to: Message from Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com> ([Leica] Re: Vulcanite patching help needed - M4 - thanks)