Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/24

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Subject: [Leica] Painting cameras, the ALPA black crackle finish
From: summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)
Date: Tue Jan 24 09:52:54 2006
 
I think it has something to do with painting in a hot surface or painting 
over a coat that reacts slightly. Voigtlander is now doing a crackle finish 
on the new bessas I think.
Javier

>From: <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>To: <idcc@kjsl.com>, <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: [Leica] Painting cameras, the ALPA black crackle finish
>Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:33:04 -0500
>
>To those who paint cameras, does anyone know how to create the ALPA black 
>crackle finish?
>
>I would love to have an M3 with that finish.
>
>Can this be done "at home"?
>
>regards
>Vick
>
>
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