[Leica] Leica M6 Anniversary: Stripping an M3

[Frank Filippone]

I know i did my refurb before the invention of laser cutters, so it was hand cut or stencil cut. I did/do not care.  The fit was pretty amazing.

I remembered I had an older 90 Elmar(? Elmarit ?)that had missing vulcanite from the ring right next to the mount.  I bought a replacement piece of 
rubber from eBay and did the work in about 15 minutes.  Perfect. ( Or at least perfect enough for me...).  Certainly it was not and is not a collector 
quality or rarity piece.

Neither was my M3.  The Me had lots of little fiddly holes that needed to match up.  The ring around the 90 had only 3 holes.  Pretty much a different 
degree of problem.

Frank Filippone
BMWRed735i at Gmail.com

On 9/24/2024 3:59 PM, Dan Khong via LUG wrote:
> There is a guy in Japan who laser cuts new skin for all sorts of cameras. I had two Hasselblads restored because their original skins were getting gluey. Just peel and paste over. Removing the original glue took longer with lots of lighter fluids, ear tips, tissue paper and toothpicks needed in the crevices.
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>> On 25 Sep 2024, at 9:29 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG<lug at leica-users.org>  wrote:
>>
>> I had a Nikon F where the body covering was peeling, so I purchased a kit
>> from Camera Leather and tried to change it. It was a total fiasco, and I do
>> not think I will ever try again - I am just not dextrous enough with my
>> hands for such endeavours:
>>
>> http://cameraleather.com/
>>
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 6:48 AM Frank Filippone via LUG<lug at leica-users.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I has an M3 that I stripped of its Vulcanite and put on a simple vinyl
>>> sheet likeecovering I got from a man on EBay.
>>>
>>> The vulcanite is hard.... and remarkably "chippy".  It took a lot of
>>> effort to remove.
>>>
>>> I did have the giuts CLA,,and I dd the body work while waiting for the CLA
>>> to be finished.  You do need to remove the guts from the body shell.
>>>
>>> After the vulcanite was removed, I needed to wash down the body with
>>> something ( alcohol?  or was it something more.... toxic?) to allow the
>>> glue from
>>> the new skin to adhere.
>>>
>>>
>>> Is it hard?  NO
>>>
>>> Is it fussy? YES
>>>
>>> Can YOU do it?  depends..... it is worth a try.......
>>>
>>> Se here for something similar to what I bought.....
>>>
>>> https://tinyurl.com/4j523re6
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com
>>>
>>>> On 9/24/2024 2:28 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>>>> Don't have an M6 and am wondering how do you know its birthday? However,
>>> my M3 passed 60 years old last year and is looking its age. Its vulcanite
>>>> is cracked, missing a small piece and needs a new suit of clothes. Has
>>> anybody on this list changed the vulcanite on theirs? It might be a winter
>>>> job for me.
>>>> I also have a 1941-42 lllc which is looking and working well.
>>>>
>>>> Mind you, I haven't put a roll through them for at least ten years, but
>>> must do before new year.
>>>> Douglas
>>>>
>>>> On 24/09/2024 15:31, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
>>>>> Happy Birthday Leica M6!
>>>>>
>>>>> Today my M6 is 27 years old, still very young, my IIIF is 70 years old!
>>>>> I hope that digital artifacts has also a long life!
>>>>> #LeicaM6#lluisripollphotography
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Leica_M6.jpg.html>
>>>>>
>>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>>> Lluis
>>>>>
>>>>>
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