Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howdy Thanks for the info. I have to tell you I don't like what I saw. This fellow apparantly just paints over the chrome and seems to use easy to remove Krylon type paint; the kind you can remove with a fingernail and determination. He must have started by painting the other kids bikes! A proper paint job requires compleat removal of the chrome using acid followed by a coat or two of industrial grade epoxy or perhaps acrylic based paint and several hours worth of baking. I can do what he's doing myself. In fact I have but the results are dreadful in terms of durability, and it can take several attempts to get a flawless surface. But I have gotten some beautiful satin black parts with it after a quick bake. There is a guy out there somewhere who can do a professional factory finish so good that if you send it back to Jersey with a dent they will probably assume it was an early convesion and sell you a new one. But I can't seem to find out who he is. But at least I now know where those black IIICs and Fs are coming from. See Ya Javier - --- Bryan Caldwell <bcaldwell51@earthlink.net> wrote: > Javier, > > Shintaro finally has a new web site up: > > http://homepage2.nifty.com/Shintaro/top1.html > > And includes prices. > > Bryan > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html