on 3/13/02 11:16 PM, The Mauler at mauler@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I have a completely defunct OM4Ti body that was probably dropped into water
> by it's previous owner and not cleaned out properly. The electronics did
> not work, and there was corrosion on the parts of the body.
>
> I took the time to take it apart and strip the electronics out. Amazingly,
> the insides looked very clean. Shutter curtains were goners, of course.
I have one of these, too... you're ahead of me.
>
> I have since stripped the paint off the top and bottom plates. They both
> have this nice burnished, smooth look now. Wonder why the paint chiperd off
> the body so easily on the Tis and less on the regular bodies?
I think there are adhesion problems on titanium for paint of any type.
Titanium can be 'anodized' in a rainbow of colors, I was going to go with
just polished/sanded to a matte finish, but you could do a Google search on
'titanium color' and probably find some info.
>
> I intend to, when time and expertise allow, to swap the Ti plates with my
> regular OM4's. My question: What colour should I spray the bare plates? I
> intend to go with Morgan's coloured leather coverings, the colour of which I
> am now undecided.
A classic combination would be a 'British Racing Green' with tan leather.
>
> I am somewhat leaning towards the red covering for the body. Now, what
> other colour will look nice on a part black and part red body? Yellow?
> Green? Purple? Blue? Input, anyone?
I think two colors is enough...
>
> Cheers!
>
> The Mauler...
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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