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Glimpy
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Username: Glimpy
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 01:07 pm: | 
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I have acquired a Mamiya C2 that is functionally in great shape. However, the leatherette was flaking off to such a great extent I have removed it with the purpose of recovering it. Here's the problem:
On the back, there are ridges from which the paint has worn off. This wear is confined to the ridges and not to the rest of the back. I'm thinking that I might carefully remove the rest of the paint off these ridges using some sort of abrasive/mechanical method so that the shiny metal is exposed as intentional trim. I figure this is much safer than trying to repaint the back. However, I'm not sure what I'm dealing with. Is the back brass, plated with a chrome-like finish, then painted? Or might it be aluminum? I'd hate to be removing the paint and work down to brass. Then repainting would be the only option I can see.
The other issue is the supporting frame for the bellows. Looks like polished aluminum to me, but here I could be wrong, as well. There are rub marks here and there and I would like to polish these out, but I'm not sure what to use; I don't want to make things worse.
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Pablomartinez
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Username: Pablomartinez
Post Number: 18
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 02:57 pm: |
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If I'm not wrong, this camera has an anodized finish. If you try to polish an anodized surface, you will rub the whole finish out.
Put new leatherette and leave the rest as is.
You might try to put some black paint on the ridges, but it might look worst than it actually is.
It's 45 years old! Let her show her age! |
Glimpy
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Username: Glimpy
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 01:25 pm: |
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Thanks, you are probably right. Leave well enough alone. Fresh leatherette will still make it look much better. I was looking at the new Griptac material at cameraleather.com, which might be a nice, inexpensive covering. |
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