darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
Hi folks, I would like to repaint the Kiev/KNEB logo in front of my camera, I had to remove the paint because half of it was gone and felt it as unaesthetic.. what kind of paint should I use?
Thanks!
Max
Thanks!
Max
Duncan Ross
Say it with flashbulbs
Hi Max!
I used the tiny pots of enamel paint that we used to use for plastic kits (in the UK they are 'Humbrol' brand), I went round with lots of gloss black and then wiped the surface leaving the paint in the grooves. The matt-black is excellent for the covering the back of the focus helical (open the shutter on B and work through the opening) and I found the semi gloss exactly matched the trim lines.
It isn't hard, have a go!
I used the tiny pots of enamel paint that we used to use for plastic kits (in the UK they are 'Humbrol' brand), I went round with lots of gloss black and then wiped the surface leaving the paint in the grooves. The matt-black is excellent for the covering the back of the focus helical (open the shutter on B and work through the opening) and I found the semi gloss exactly matched the trim lines.
It isn't hard, have a go!
darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
Thanks Duncan! I don't think we've got this brand here, but I'll try to investigate this next week 
Max
Max
Ronald M
Veteran
Mix matte and gloss in the correct proportion and you will get a match
Jocko
Off With The Pixies
Max, Humbrol paint - by far the best of its type - should be available here -
MPM Spol S.R.O.
V Mezilesi 71B
Horni Pocernice
Praha 9
193 00 Czech Republic
It's an Airfix company and these are the official Airfix stockists in Prague.
Cheers, Ian
MPM Spol S.R.O.
V Mezilesi 71B
Horni Pocernice
Praha 9
193 00 Czech Republic
It's an Airfix company and these are the official Airfix stockists in Prague.
Cheers, Ian
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darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
Thank you very much for the feedback, I'll ask tomorrow to the technicians at work, they should be able to find this easily at their suppliers 
lmd91343
There's my Proctor-Silex!
Max,
Use Lacquer paint to fill engravings. Buy a set or a single color from
micro-tools.com. It is like a paint crayon. Rub it in the engraving and wipe off the excess with a cloth. No paint brushes needed. No paint smudges or spills. It will harden in a few hours. Go to http://www.micro-tools.com/ to select your region and shop.
I've used this on several cameras. It is great. Much easier than painting!
Below is a link to the US store for a single lacquer stick.
http://tinyurl.com/q8osz
Use Lacquer paint to fill engravings. Buy a set or a single color from
micro-tools.com. It is like a paint crayon. Rub it in the engraving and wipe off the excess with a cloth. No paint brushes needed. No paint smudges or spills. It will harden in a few hours. Go to http://www.micro-tools.com/ to select your region and shop.
I've used this on several cameras. It is great. Much easier than painting!
Below is a link to the US store for a single lacquer stick.
http://tinyurl.com/q8osz
darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
Interesting, Lance! I'll look this up in a moment.. I'm currently working locally on the database & web output 
R
ruben
Guest
A fine point water resistant marker will do it.
Cheers,
Ruben
Cheers,
Ruben
darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
I want something better than a water resistant marker, my dad has been touching up his Zorki-6 with such a marker, and I didn't like too much the result.. I might go for what Lance suggests, if I can find a way to avoid paying € 8.20 of shipment for an € 2.80 item 
lmd91343
There's my Proctor-Silex!
darkkavenger said:I want something better than a water resistant marker, my dad has been touching up his Zorki-6 with such a marker, and I didn't like too much the result.. I might go for what Lance suggests, if I can find a way to avoid paying € 8.20 of shipment for an € 2.80 item![]()
Max,
The shipping may be steep. Try bundling the lacquer stick with other things. You can get the box of several lacquer colors for $15US. Get a bottle of Pliobond for $2.89US. It is great for gluing down camera leatherette (sp?). You can get sheets of self adhesive leather like leatherette to replace worn or shrunk leatherette. That really dresses up old cameras. There are also hundreds of tools and other camera resources that are offered.
darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
I've asked to a colleague to look up for shops that might be selling this, if this fails, I'll order the item from the net 
cheers,
max
cheers,
max
santino
FSU gear head
I used paint from revell (it's a german brand and I'm pretty sure you can get it at any normal model building shop in the czech rep.).
darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
damn i didn't think about this! And I pass very often in front of such a shop... do you think they'd have matte paint that holds well ? 
santino
FSU gear head
sure they will have matte paint, I've got some at home (painted some spots in the interior of my Zorki).
nikola
Well-known
how about using Revell airbrush enamel paint with enamel primer and transparent finish after.... for the whole body?
this solution would be pretty cheap and easy obtainable with wide variety of colors....
the only question is how will it stand continuous abuse....
this solution would be pretty cheap and easy obtainable with wide variety of colors....
the only question is how will it stand continuous abuse....
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