Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/1/99 12:03:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: << First off the = black finish on the top plate is beginning to bubble and corrrosion has = actually broken through around the eyepiece frame, this on an otherwise = mint body, >> - --------------------- Sounds like a factory defect in the plating process of that particular body. Probably the chemical reaction could be removed by a skilled restorer using automotive crocus cloth and then touching up with enamel. The basic metal is probably smooth underneath the bubbling finish. You might write to Leica for advice on how to solve this problem. They probably encountered it before. Best, Bob