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Stuart Deaver · August 21st, 2005, 01:37 AM

Hello,

I use the DVC-80 and recently scratched the black paint coating on the outside of the LCD moniter and was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to repair these scatches? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Peter Jefferson · August 21st, 2005, 05:24 AM

i been lookin for some touch up paint for the dvx.. (not only does it scratch, but the sandish texture fades too.. )

at this time, ive had no luck, not even Pana have this is a spare part.. :(

Stephen Finton · August 22nd, 2005, 09:22 AM

I always just use a Sharpie on black objects that get scratches. It'll give a purplish sheen but it is mostly unnoticeable.

You could go as far as getting modeling paint. Should be in the toy section at any department store.

Stuart Deaver · August 22nd, 2005, 09:28 PM

I went back and forth between the ideas of simply "touching up" the small scratched areas or carefully masking the Panasonic logo and upper and lower areas of the LCD, creating a rectangular shape that can then be spray-painted . Because of the different angles that the upper and lower areas have, a color difference would be less noticable. However, not feeling confident with my ability to mask the logo, I did a simple flat-black touch up. BE CAREFUL of the screw that protrudes from the right side of the lens hood when not attached to the camera (it seems the likely perpetrator--I was careless and jammed it in the case while on the go)

August 21st, 2005, 01:37 AM	#1
Stuart Deaver New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Posts: 12	repairing scratches Hello, I use the DVC-80 and recently scratched the black paint coating on the outside of the LCD moniter and was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to repair these scatches? Any help is greatly appreciated. __________________ SD

August 22nd, 2005, 09:28 PM	#4
Stuart Deaver New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Posts: 12	touch-up paint/masking I went back and forth between the ideas of simply "touching up" the small scratched areas or carefully masking the Panasonic logo and upper and lower areas of the LCD, creating a rectangular shape that can then be spray-painted . Because of the different angles that the upper and lower areas have, a color difference would be less noticable. However, not feeling confident with my ability to mask the logo, I did a simple flat-black touch up. BE CAREFUL of the screw that protrudes from the right side of the lens hood when not attached to the camera (it seems the likely perpetrator--I was careless and jammed it in the case while on the go) __________________ SD Last edited by Stuart Deaver; August 23rd, 2005 at 01:50 AM.

August 21st, 2005, 05:24 AM	#2
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	i been lookin for some touch up paint for the dvx.. (not only does it scratch, but the sandish texture fades too.. ) at this time, ive had no luck, not even Pana have this is a spare part.. :(

August 22nd, 2005, 09:22 AM	#3
Stephen Finton Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 344	I always just use a Sharpie on black objects that get scratches. It'll give a purplish sheen but it is mostly unnoticeable. You could go as far as getting modeling paint. Should be in the toy section at any department store.