Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, so I changed the subject line. Well no rusting... But I have Xperienced severe dusting in my LTM and M cameras and lenses because instead of using them to take pick-chers, I used them to sit on my shelf while I BS'd to various email groups about the good ole days. Guido, who won't even think about using anything that Oskar or Ludwig didn't touch personally. >From: DonjR43198@aol.com >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] My M6 is rusting >Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:49:45 EDT > >In a message dated 08/12/1999 11:21:58 AM Central Daylight Time, >delgado@nytimes.com writes: > ><< > > > >Maybe someone could strip the black chrome off and refinish it (the >Japanese > >guy) but I doubt > >they would match the original finish. > > > >Anyone else seen a top plate with acne? > > > >Jason Hall > >Birmingham UK > > That homepage says he cant strip an M6 cuz the top plate would melt. > I would imagine because there's no brass in there. > -Bern > >> >Have you thought about sending the M-6 to Solms so the job of chrome >plating >could be done correctly. The likely problem is the solutions used in the >process were not properly cleaned off and the plating process was thereby >corrupted. > >Has anyone experienced rusting on the M-3's and M-4's? _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com