Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 12:51 AM, "Steven Blutter" <steven2244@ameritech.net> wrote: > - -There is a bit of vulcanite chipping on my M4: > > <http://www.sblutter.com/Chipped_Vulcaite_Steven_Blutter.htm> > > that I don't want to get out of control. > > The patches I did on an M3 with melted black crayon actually still > looks > good after 5 - 6 years, albeit clearly amateur but easily removed. > > - -I bet you guys have an even better solution - any (at home) > suggestions? > Its strictly a user. 1. See the v.detailed topic I have on this in the Leica FAQ I maintain: <http://nemeng.com/leica/032b.shtml> 2. I just used small amounts of Liquid Electrical Tape to repair the small hole where the vulcanite had chipped off underneath the lens mount of my M3. A toothpick, a small amount of LET and the patch worked v.well. Indistinguishable from the original vulcanite! LET can be removed later too, unlike black carbon/araldite mixtures which have to be blasted off. This comes in handy if you decide later to recover the entire body with <www.cameraleather.com> leatherette. Regds, Andrew Nemeth Blue Mountains NSW Australia <http://nemeng.com> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html