Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Clompus wrote: > Snip > I checked with DAG and they only repaint and bake the metal a few times a > year. I'd prefer to do the work myself. Is there any black paint or > enamel that will stick to this metal so it will look like "new" again? > > Thanks for the help. I'm not a "do it your selfer" but this is a small job > and I geet a lot of satisfaction by working on old optical and camera > equipment. I just wished I knew what I was doing. Eye exams are easy > compared to this stuff. > > Happy shooting, > > Richard Richard, Try an auto body shop. Maybe if they're doing a black car they could sneak your back in with it. And then they'd just subject it to their heaters and bake it on. You may have to do the taping. Who knows, it might just work. Carl S.