>Unless you replace the pentaprism (which is a solid block of glass)
you will
>have to make do with scraping the old foam/paint/silver off the
affected
>areas of the prism, and cleaning with alcohol uintil the open glass
areas
>are less objectional when you look through the finder.
>Once they are cleaned the uncoated areas will still reflect light as
if
>plated. A black ring will show around the perimeter of the area where
the
>paint and silver were removed.
>
>John Hermanson
For those that are real handy and like chemicals, do an internet serach
on "mirror silvering" for techinques and other information on silvering
mirrors.
Be seeing you.
Dirk Wright
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