Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]copper is about he best way to plate under chrome, and can be deposited in many (cheap) ways to stick to about anything.... including plastic..... check your "rubber" bumpers..... Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of henry Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 7:30 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: New chrome etc. >What surprised me is that it looked >like brass beneath the lens hood, whereas I assumed it would be aluminum or >the like. Could have been a trick of the light; but if it wasn't, these may >be the perfect lenses to match a brassed black paint body. > >cheers, > >Douglas Cooper To plate the chrome over aluminum there has to be an intermediate layer of metal - thats probably what you're seeing. If it wore down more you would get to the aluminum. Henry