[Leica] Re: IIIc pin holes

[cif at halcyon.com (Larry Bullis)]

I used Duro liquid rubber sealer until I couldn't find it any more for 
all manner of things like this, thinned with - sorry, can't remember the 
solvent, but there was something and it wasn't that hard to figure out.  
Since Duro's product seems to have disappeared, I'm using "Industrial 
Strength" E6000.  It is available at "Industrial Strength" hardware 
stores.  I just tried to unroll the tube to see who makes it, but it has 
glued itself together.  There is something that will thin it, and I'd 
advise cutting it a bit. I'm sure the mfr. would tell you what to use. 

This stuff would be FAR better than any paint.  It is rubber, actually.  
Comes in black.  Really black.   I fix broken paterson tanks with it 
(students use them for drop kicking practice).  Fixed broken ones are 
better than unbroken ones because they are resilient. 

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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:16:51 -0400
> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>
> Subject: [Leica] Re: IIIc pin holes
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> Good advice. But my wife (the artist) suggested that you use a black  
> artist's acrylic latex paint rather than an ordinary latex paint. I  
> frankly don't know what the difference is but she assures me that the  
> acrylic latex stays flexible for years. In our local area these  
> paints are sold in tiny 1 oz. containers by art stores for a very low  
> price. ($0.25 USD) They are often used to paint designs on T shirts.
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> Larry Z
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> On Aug 26, 2007, at 9:34 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
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>> Hoppy,
>> You can take black latex hobby paint and dab it onto the pinholes.  
>> After
>> it is dry put a little talcum powder on the paint as insurance against
>> sticking. I did a Zorki camera this way and it is still going  
>> strong. I
>> didn't put the powder on and it has not made any difference.
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>> Jack
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>> G Hopkinson wrote:
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>>> Folks I have a lovely little 111c which I adopted rather than see  
>>> it unappreciated in a camera store window. It has pinhole leaks in
>>> the shutter blinds. While I am considering replacements, of course  
>>> that is a more expensive option (and that repair guy is three
>>> years behind here). The money might be better invested towards  
>>> another LTM choice.
>>>       
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