[Leica] Corrosion on Rear Door of M?

[clzeni at mindspring.com (Craig Zeni)]

On Aug 16, 2005, at 9:50 PM, John O. Newell wrote:

> I was looking at an unused but early M6 today.  The only exception to 
> its otherwise all-but-unused condition is what appears to be some 
> corrosion of the (aluminum?) back on the bottom border below the 
> leatherette.  The paint appears to be "bubbling up" but I expect it's 
> the aluminum corroding while the paint still adheres to the metal.  
> Has anyone seen anything like this before?

I recall looking at a black M6 a while back...had that same sort of 
'pimples' of corrosion under the finish on the top cover...I seem to 
recall reading that it was caused by perspiration...

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