I've used Super Black by Birchwood/Casey for some minor touchups. It is an oil
based black paint in a felt-marker sort of applicator. I bought it at a camera
show but it is normally available at gun shops. Since it is oil-based it is
somewhat better than a Sharpie.
Mostly, I now view scratches on my gear as honest scars, sort of like the grey
in
my beard, both of which I leave as is.
Gary Edwards
Arlington, Texas
kelton wrote:
> >and yet another suggestion was to use a Sharpie pen. On my OM-40 I cleaned
> >the brassed parts with lighter fuel and then applied a permanent black
> >marker pen to them - a considerable improvement and easy to reapply when it
> >wears off.
> >Some markers are a bit greyish rather than black so perhaps a test trip
> >round a stationers looking for a shade match might help the original poster.
>
> A Sharpie pen, as you noted, gives a nice but temporary effect on brassed
> corners of black items. It's pleasing to touch up one's own cameras with
> a Sharpie, to see the instant improvement. The problem is, many camera
> stores have discovered this trick, too. And sellers then buy cameras (and
> lenses) they believe are in 'good condition,' that brass at a surprising
> rate, once they are handled. Another reason not to buy on eBay, (if we
> needed another one): you can't pass an alcohol swab over the corners of a
> camera or lens you're considering, until it's too late.
>
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