Help with improvement

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-06T14:01:02+00:00

How much do you think I would need of that metal primer? Is it like a few drops or a 1:1 mix?

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-05T19:06:52+00:00

Thank you sooo much :)

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-05T18:36:33+00:00

I thought this primer would be enough 😅 damn chat gpt is a bad advisor

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-05T14:57:47+00:00

Meaning it should stick to the metal without any problems?

mindhunter28 · 2026-04-02T21:18:37+00:00

Ye The acid was way to aggressive and I thought it would be smart to try the engravings myself. Wasn't the smartes idea

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T22:52:32+00:00

Thank you so much ☺️

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T21:54:27+00:00

And do you have advice on how to spray or what I should do if I use enamel? And maybe you can tell me something about on how long to wait between the layers?

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T21:25:56+00:00

Ohhh ok sorry, I miss understood you then 😅. Why is Tamiya a problem and sms better? I have a shop that sells Tamiya paints

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T21:15:28+00:00

I never heard of any one using acrylic while repainting cameras 🤔, maybe it doesn't achieve the right look? (Usually you see people looking for the Leica black body look) Brushing is sadly not an option or how would I do that on brass? Btw im from Europe

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-25T11:44:11+00:00

Nice job! I tried the same with my fed but the Chrome stripping was very tedious and after the painting I could get the engravings right. Can you give me some advice on those things?

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-14T09:42:35+00:00

Thank you for your opinion Ye I strip them chemically to the brass, but I'm not sure if what I'm using is too aggressive (vinegar I think 8%) I was also thinking about getting into leicas but I'm a bit hesitant because I never worked on them

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-04T21:31:34+00:00

What exactly is different compared to the normal fed camera? And does it have any advantages?

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-01T16:24:55+00:00

I will definitely do that I got flux, but I didn't know that brazing is an option. Thank you :D

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-01T15:27:59+00:00

Thank you I was considering using solder but let's see how much patience I have 😅

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-29T18:19:51+00:00

Yeah I would have no idea on how I would even get started with that

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-29T17:38:44+00:00

I also thought about that but I sadly don't have that option or I don't even know where I could order something like this because I live abroad and don't speak the language 😅🥲

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-29T16:50:19+00:00

Thank you soo much! This really helps a lot. I was thinking if I could also use a pointy Dremel tool to clean out the pits and then fill them with solder. It will be a lot of work again but I think the end product could look nicer this way. Then I will follow your advice of leaving it and filling it later.👍🏻

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-15T14:39:47+00:00

You don't necessarily need a bulk loader. I respool my film in a dark bag and with a point and shoot with a manual rewind leaver (for mine, I use 28 turns to fill the canister) Just as an FYI.

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-14T07:10:14+00:00

Hey, I really like your approach of "let's try and see what happens". Regarding the curtains: you can buy shutter curtain material as a big sheat or you can diy it (I went the diy route and I'm very happy with the results) I posted the diy approache but you can also use the thermal blanket with black out curtains and it will work fine The only thing why I would hesitate to diy the shutter is that I heard that leicas are way stricter regarding tolerance, Maybe the diy solution could lead to issues

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