Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]YES I looked at the site. Did you look at the pic link? - --- Steve Unsworth <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: > Did you actually look at the site? > > Just in case you didn't have a look at... > http://homepage2.nifty.com/Shintaro/aboutpainting.html > > And page down to point 2. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > Behalf Of Javier > Perez > Sent: 01 May 2002 06:38 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: All Canadian M3 Black Paint > M3 > > > 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... > > -- > 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