Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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