OM-1, 2, 2S tops are plated or painted brass.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Brassing
> There's a guy in Japan that paints old brass cameras. He strips the old
> chrome off using industrial chrome remover and then bakes on a new
> finish. It wouldn't work on Titanuim though. Olympus had a devil of a
> time getting the paint to stay on those. I don't know what the OM-1 or
> OM-2 tops are made of .
>
> Here's the URL the guy who does camera
> painting. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5799/shintaro.htm
>
> Skip
>
> > > cnocbui@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> > >
> > > << Does anyone know a source to get a camera painted that shows bad
signs
> > > of wear?
> > >
> > > Dan Boardman
> > > >>
>
>
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> Skip Williams
> Westfield, NJ
> skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx
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