Robinyuill Posted April 22, 2011 Share #1 Posted April 22, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi there, I have just bought an M2 and love it but some of the covering is breaking up. Not that I did not anticipate this with the age etc but looking at the threads covering this Cameraleather looks the way to go with regards a refurb. The site is very helpful but that might be a bit misleading, has anyone done the removal/recover process? Is it really a suitable DIY job. Any help gratefully welcomed. Regards Robin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Hi Robinyuill, Take a look here Recovering/Cameraleather ?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pico Posted April 22, 2011 Share #2 Posted April 22, 2011 I have an early M4 that I recovered in shelf-paper. There are so many to choose from! Seriously, go here for some excellent information, especially the FAQ, and the two different methods of applying a new cover (dry and wet method), and finally the page that offers to do it for you. In that section you will find they do mostly Leica Ms. A friend of mine does a lot of this work. I can't manage it myself because of a hand tremor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted April 22, 2011 Share #3 Posted April 22, 2011 This topic has been covered, so to speak. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinyuill Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted April 22, 2011 Thanks for the info but thats a new M8 and I would anticipate that the covering would come off that relatively easily, as it seems from the posts on recovering the M8. I am talking about taking the vulcanite off an M2 and as its only small parts that have broken off I don't want to start with the easy small brittle parts and then find its a nightmare to remove the rest of the material. I can live with a couple of small missing bits but I like the idea of renewing the whole camera so it looks a whole lot better. Regards Robin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted April 23, 2011 Share #5 Posted April 23, 2011 How about this? See especially David Krauss link. Or, you could call CameraLeather and ask. I'm sure they get this question frequently and, worst case, they'll do it for a fee. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted April 23, 2011 Share #6 Posted April 23, 2011 Seriously - it isn't a big deal, I've done several 1950-60 era cameras and it takes about 1/2 hr at most to remove all of the old vulcanite, more like 10-15 minutes once you get the hang of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posto 6 Posted April 24, 2011 Share #7 Posted April 24, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) CRR Luton will re-cover most old M cameras in original-type vulcanite. They are the only ones equipped to do so and my experience with them has been fantastic on this front (although they are usually quite busy and a suitable date for sending the camera in must be booked beforehand). Worth combining with a CLA if you feel you need one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted April 24, 2011 Share #8 Posted April 24, 2011 CRR Luton will re-cover most old M cameras in original-type vulcanite. They are the only ones equipped to do so and my experience with them has been fantastic on this front (although they are usually quite busy and a suitable date for sending the camera in must be booked beforehand). Worth combining with a CLA if you feel you need one. Yup! Peter Grisalfi is just the tops for this sort of work and for anything to do with Leica. Always very happy to chat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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