Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: All Canadian M3 Black Paint M3
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 23:02:41 -0600
References: <20020501043819.65676.qmail@web10504.mail.yahoo.com>

  Hi Javier,

I see he removes the chrome when I look at his web site. See the "About 
Painting" URL.

Regards,

Greg

Javier Perez wrote:

>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
>>
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Replies: Reply from "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: All Canadian M3 Black Paint M3)
In reply to: Message from Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: All Canadian M3 Black Paint M3)