Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK Frank, tell me where that place is that scrapes off the Vulcanite and replaces it with real Vulcanite on the aluminium camera body "tube". I don't mean a wrapped around self adhesive vinyl or leather. Jerry Frank Dernie wrote: > The camera has to be completely disassembled to replace the vulcanite > because it is a high temperature process. Most repairers scrape off > damaged vulcanite and replace it with a self adhesive leatherette. Not > a good idea if you want a mint camera. > Frank > > On Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at 05:39 pm, Karen Nakamura wrote: > > >> > >> Is there any repair person who replaces vulcanite that might have the > >> right > >> style? I know Leica USA has replacement vulcanite but the grain looks > >> nothing like the oringinal. This has me really depressed........:( > >> > > > > > > Did you check MicroTools.com and CameraLeather.com? They both sell > > replacement M vulcanite that they claim is close to original M specs. > > > > Karen > > > > -- > > Karen Nakamura > > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html