Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/24

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Subject: [Leica] Re: White Stuff for the Numbers on Lenses
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:48:43 -0700

Here's the URL for the"Paint Sticks" for filling-in engraved markings.

http://www.micro-tools.com/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Micro-Tools&Pr
oduct_Code=LS-KIT

Jim


At 11:48 AM 9/24/99 -0500, Mark Newport wrote:
>>I've gotten beautiful old 35 Summicron-R that makes incredibly nice
>>pictures.  But the white numbers have become so dull with age that I can
>>hardly read them.  Is there a source for white paint to refill the engraved
>>numbers?  And is there a technique for doing it?  I know I could send it to
>>DAG, but I'd like to do it myself.
>
>This place:
>http://www.micro-tools.com/
>
>used to have paint pens to fix that lettering. Check them out.
>
>
>Newp
>--------
>R. Mark Newport