Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My concerns with powdercoating: - Will the finished product be thin enough to not obliterate the engravings? - I'm not terribly comfortable putting small camera parts into the hands of guys that are more used to powdercoating exhaust manifolds and other big stuff :) On Sep 16, 2005, at 4:35 PM, <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: > I believe that you can powdercoat the brass. On the IDCC (a camera > collector group), Ken Hough has successfully powder coated a Nikon F, > which is brass. Ken claims that the finish is practically > indestructible. And it can be made to look precisely like the proper > Nikon black. > > I do think you need to check into the curing temperatures. > > One has to ask: > - are you trying to replicate the Leica black, and its ability to > achieve a user patina? If yes, it is very difficult. > > - are you trying to put on a durable black finish on the camera? If > yes, then there are many methods, including powder coating. > > regards, > Vick> >> From: "John Black" <jblack@ambio.net> >> Date: 2005/09/16 Fri PM 04:23:17 EST> To: "Leica Users Group" >> <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Black Paint M cameras >> >> >> <snip> >> >> Pardon my ignorance, but might it be possible to put a powdercoat >> finish on >> a camera? Is it too thick for clearances or does it involve more >> heat than >> the brass should have? >> >> I understand that powdercoat is more durable than paint, is this true? >> >> JB > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >