JohnTF
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The only restoration I try to do is saving the original paint and when the vulcanite`s fallen away, replace it with another original vulcanite shell.
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Tom[/quote]
Would you be so kind as to offer a suggestion?
How do you "replace" the Vulcanite?
I still have a Model 1, converted to Standard, which is very nice, but most of the vulcanite has and continues to fall off.
Easiest, probably, would be to order a new cover from CameraLeather, and in the condition of the current cover, might be a reasonable approach?
I have another Standard with a crack from top to bottom in the Vulcanite, but the Vulcanite is loose but there, on the other one, it is mostly a memory. Body is clean, but looks as if there had been some adhesive wiped on under what was the vulcanite.
Really makes the covering look like a thin leather or other material, not like the bonded covering on later SM's.
OP's IIIc looks very handsome, have you seen factory paint refinished? I had a new top put on a CL by Leica, no refinish, but they had to custom engrave it, was $250 as I recall and of course is not paint.
Regards, John
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Tom[/quote]
Would you be so kind as to offer a suggestion?
How do you "replace" the Vulcanite?
I still have a Model 1, converted to Standard, which is very nice, but most of the vulcanite has and continues to fall off.
Easiest, probably, would be to order a new cover from CameraLeather, and in the condition of the current cover, might be a reasonable approach?
I have another Standard with a crack from top to bottom in the Vulcanite, but the Vulcanite is loose but there, on the other one, it is mostly a memory. Body is clean, but looks as if there had been some adhesive wiped on under what was the vulcanite.
Really makes the covering look like a thin leather or other material, not like the bonded covering on later SM's.
OP's IIIc looks very handsome, have you seen factory paint refinished? I had a new top put on a CL by Leica, no refinish, but they had to custom engrave it, was $250 as I recall and of course is not paint.
Regards, John
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