Re: [OM] Brassing

[John W. Sloane, DMD]

I thought I would drop a line to let everyone who participated in the 
discussion about brassing and paint touch up on our precious OM Bodies know 
that I have discovered a greast touch-up for the OM-4T "champagne" color.  I 
recently bought one from Brad's in outstanding condition, but it had a few 
small scratches on the prism housing on the top plate.  I went to Wal-Mart 
hobby dept and got a bottle of Testors (Pactra) Gold and one of Silver enamel 
for plastic models. I mixed 3 brushfulls of silver with one or so brushfull of 
the gold (your mileage may vary--experiment) and got a perfect match to the 
camera's finish when carefully brushed on with a very finely trimmed brush.  If 
you have a fine touch, you can use a clean finger to VERRRY lightly brush over 
it before it dries to remove excess and blend the borders.

Cheers
John