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[Mr_flibble]

I'm currently working on restoring a Voigtl?nder Brillant for someone.  
The biggest job will be the 2 small brass plates on the shutter with the speeds, brand name, aperture and focus distance. These were oxidized and had major paint loss.  
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[Cooltouch]

Speaking of filling in engraving on guns, I've seen white-out used.  The only problem with white-out, though is it will soil and turn a brownish gray color if it comes into contact much with finger dirt.  But it's easy enough to remove and replace

[Mr_flibble]

Cheers,
 
The testor's enamel black paint is taking a while to cure apparently. First attempt last wednesday to take off the excess white paint took off most of the black paint as well
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[Paul Ron]

The problem with using enamel paints is they scratch n chip easily. Powder coat is the paint of choice on cameras.
 
There is a paint crayon used by engravers in sign shops that has the consistancy of crayon but hardens like paint n doesn't yellow(

[Mr_flibble]

Hmm.. Enamel and crayon don't seem to mix very well. The black enamel wipes off like it was an uncured coat after applying the crayon.  
 
So now the plan is black enamel paint base coat, fill in the engravings with acryllic white paint and wipe

[Br1078lum]

Rick, would it make the paint better if you baked it for an hour?  Or is this on a piece that is not seperate from the camera body?

[Mr_flibble]

Yeah, they are just attached by screws. I've had both tags over a heat source, but the enamel just becomes/stays soft from the heat. I think I need to cure it under UV lighting or something.
 
Curses!

[Glenn]

Unfortunately most modern acrylic paints do not stove properly, and I have found the modern day 'environment friendly' Testor's products to be pretty crap in that respect. Unfortunately you have made the biggest blunder the DIY restorer can make -

[Paul Ron]

BTW the crayon I was refering to is used to fill the engravings not to paint the part.  
 
It comes in an assortment of colors and is relatively cheap. It hardens to paint, not wax based, it is actually oil based paint.
 
Go to a local sign s

[Mr_flibble]

Thanks Glenn and Paul,
 
In my defence, the plates was pretty much unreadable anyway. Giving it a fresh coat of any type of paint after cleaning was an improvement according to the owner  
 
I will look into getting a proper enamel paint t

[Gauntlet71]

I've had great success (and fun) with Lacquer Stiks from Micro Tools. Rub on and wipe off turning your tissue or cloth a couple of times. I bought all the colours except gold and they match my Rollei and Yashica TLRs perfectly.

[Paul Ron]

Those are the crayons I told you about that sign makers use to fill engravings. they are great to work with n look really nice when restoring speed n F-stop rings.

[Gauntlet71]

I totally agree Paul. I like to fill in the little red dot on the rings of folding cameras. It's this kind of detailing that I enjoy, like restoring vintage cars but on a kinder budget and size! YS.

[Mr_flibble]

I have a Lacquer Stik (tm) from Micro Tools, already used it with some success on the logo of my Rolleiflex old Standard.  
 
I had no luck with it on the Brillant engravings, wiping off the the white stuff in the engravings together with the over

[Fallisphoto]

Testers is not a good paint for cameras. It is designed to stick to plastic, not metal. You need an automotive grade enamel or an epoxy appliance paint. If you use the enamel, you need to bake it to make it harden.