Sunday, 8 July 2012

Exakta repairs

Bad news I'm afraid :-(
I tried to repair the shutter curtain on my Exakta VXIIa with the liquid electrical tape. I painted it on OK.
But to cover all the holes so no light showed through I needed several coats of the stuff. Eventually no light showed through but the paint ended up quite thick and uneven.
Having left it to dry over night, as I suspected, the shutter now sticks as the paint is too thick. When I have time I will try to dismantle the shutter to see it I can fix it. Replacing the shutter curtain is possible but its pretty complex.

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