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Stratokaster
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Username: Stratokaster
Post Number: 7
Registered: 12-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 03:28 pm: | 
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I just got a very nice Canon New F-1. Mechanically it's superb, apparently the camera was serviced recently and it has new light seals and the mirror dampener is as good as new. However, the edges and corners of the top plate show heavy bronzing. How can I restore them? Is it possible to repaint just the bronzed edges without removing the paint completely? |
Glenn
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 964
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 04:12 pm: |
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Never touch up rubbed edges, you will end up with a body that looks bloody awful! Just leave well alone and let the camera exhibit its well earned 'battle scars' when you use it, otherwise refinish the top plate properly by removing the bad paint and respraying etc. |
Stratokaster
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Username: Stratokaster
Post Number: 8
Registered: 12-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 04:23 pm: |
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Ah, OK. I will leave it as is then. In truth, those bronzed corners are quite charming, they give the camera more 'character.'
Thank you! |
Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 185
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 06:44 pm: |
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Yeah, you won't see that on a p&s digital. There were even some photogs that would actually scuff up the corners on their new cameras, so it wouldn't look like they were just starting out.
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Marty
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Username: Marty
Post Number: 91
Registered: 11-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 07:34 pm: |
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Ditto with the "leave it alone" guys. I love the look of smooth brassing. It works more like highlights than a defect.  |
Fallisphoto
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Username: Fallisphoto
Post Number: 227
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 02, 2012 - 04:38 pm: |
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With brassing, you have three options. Leave it alone, brass the whole thing and varnish it, or strip the whole thing down and repaint it. You can not "touch it up." Usually you are best off with the first option. |
M_currie
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Username: M_currie
Post Number: 281
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 - 09:15 am: |
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If the camera is for use, I agree that the best option is just to let the brass show. Even if you can find something that blends without looking bad, it won't have the durability of the original, and it will wear right off again.
If you're going to put the camera on a shelf, you can touch up little brassing spots with a black magic marker. It rubs right off again in use, though. |
Brcamera
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Username: Brcamera
Post Number: 140
Registered: 08-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 - 08:18 pm: |
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For those who choose to use a black marker to touch up camera brassing, the standard Sharpie marker is not the best option. For various blackening operations in my shop, I use the Sharpie Industrial Super Permanent Ink marker. This marker is made for lab use and withstands chemicals and heat. It also gives a good black color, unlike the regular Sharpie which gives a deep purple color. |
Paul_ron
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Username: Paul_ron
Post Number: 270
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 06, 2012 - 07:59 am: |
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Thanks for the marker recomendation for a true black cover.
I'd leave the brassing alone it says "I know what I'm doing," that experiance should never be hidden.
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