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Subject: [Leica] Leica M6 Anniversary: Stripping an M3
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:04:48 +0200
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Interesting but I don?t have the ability to do it?..

Thanks for the information

Lluis


> El 25 set 2024, a les 3:17, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> va escriure:
> 
> I has an M3 that I stripped of its Vulcanite and put on a simple vinyl 
> sheet likeecovering I got from a man on EBay.
> 
> The vulcanite is hard.... and remarkably "chippy".  It took a lot of 
> effort to remove.
> 
> I did have the giuts CLA,,and I dd the body work while waiting for the CLA 
> to be finished.  You do need to remove the guts from the body shell.
> 
> After the vulcanite was removed, I needed to wash down the body with 
> something ( alcohol?  or was it something more.... toxic?) to allow the 
> glue from the new skin to adhere.
> 
> 
> Is it hard?  NO
> 
> Is it fussy? YES
> 
> Can YOU do it?  depends..... it is worth a try.......
> 
> Se here for something similar to what I bought.....
> 
> https://tinyurl.com/4j523re6
> 
> 
> 
> Frank Filippone
> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com
> 
> On 9/24/2024 2:28 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>> Don't have an M6 and am wondering how do you know its birthday? However, 
>> my M3 passed 60 years old last year and is looking its age. Its vulcanite 
>> is cracked, missing a small piece and needs a new suit of clothes. Has 
>> anybody on this list changed the vulcanite on theirs? It might be a 
>> winter job for me.
>> I also have a 1941-42 lllc which is looking and working well.
>> 
>> Mind you, I haven't put a roll through them for at least ten years, but 
>> must do before new year.
>> 
>> Douglas
>> 
>> On 24/09/2024 15:31, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
>>> Happy Birthday Leica M6!
>>> 
>>> Today my M6 is 27 years old, still very young, my IIIF is 70 years old!
>>> I hope that digital artifacts has also a long life!
>>> #LeicaM6#lluisripollphotography
>>> 
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Leica_M6.jpg.html>
>>> 
>>> Saludos cordiales
>>> Lluis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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