tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post4357239918448925583..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Olivetti Lettera 35 - Revisited and reinvented in REDAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-34079890479910601822014-09-29T07:13:37.878+02:002014-09-29T07:13:37.878+02:00Hi. I'm planning to paint my Lettera 35 as wel...Hi. I'm planning to paint my Lettera 35 as well. What did you do to prepare the metal? Did you just lightly sand it? Prime it? Degloss it before all that? Any other potential issues I should watch out for before I take off the metal body? Thank you, and sorry if you get this twice!Mike Whyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431876989068912330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-17097025179099180082013-11-26T16:41:09.205+01:002013-11-26T16:41:09.205+01:00That's great Now I can go to my local retro de...That's great Now I can go to my local retro dealer who has one on glorious beige, and say that "actually, these came in all kinds of colours, red, racing green etc" and get him down from the stupid 45 pound sterling he thinks he can get to a more modest 10 (which is probably much closer to what he bought it for)... don't hold yer horses though!!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-6454315418168302272013-02-03T21:21:02.199+01:002013-02-03T21:21:02.199+01:00This thing looks awesome. Which kind of color did ...This thing looks awesome. Which kind of color did you use to achieve this shiny metal red?<br />Andreas F,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-41907141769630142732010-12-15T00:57:24.506+01:002010-12-15T00:57:24.506+01:00I once had an Underwood 319 which was the same sty...I once had an Underwood 319 which was the same style and color as this Lettera, and it was one ugly machine. Your red paint job really improves this 1,000 percent.Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-54445181496518438722010-12-14T22:45:47.422+01:002010-12-14T22:45:47.422+01:00Ryan - the Lettera is all metal, I'm afraid, a...Ryan - the Lettera is all metal, I'm afraid, and heavy moulded cast aluminum at that. The spray paint worked quite well here. I have other plastic typewriters that I've been wanting to try the plastic-bonding paints on, but haven't quite worked up the nerve. In any case, I didn't see many options in the local d-i-y shop besides gray and black (they were in the auto section), so I&Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-30834841919350534922010-12-14T22:16:48.451+01:002010-12-14T22:16:48.451+01:00A vast improvement! Nice.
I will post something o...A vast improvement! Nice.<br /><br />I will post something on WB soon about the Hermes.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-65064011895440260432010-12-14T20:57:42.102+01:002010-12-14T20:57:42.102+01:00Very nicely done. I don't know how much of the...Very nicely done. I don't know how much of the Lettera's body is plastic, but if all of it is you could also stain it with automotive vinyl stain. I haven't tried this, but it won;t chip or flake like some paints. There are also some really interesting plastic-bonding paints out there. The world is a colorful oyster for typewriter customizers.Ryan Adneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638154287454314617noreply@blogger.com