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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Etiennef" data-source="post: 3382457" data-attributes="member: 131307">Status as of today: My idea about using "aluminum black" failed. It just does not do a good job on this kind of wear to the anodizing. Nor did it have any effect on the surface that still had OK anodizing (see first pic). It would probably have looked good if I had sandpapered the whole surface, but that was not practical for the reasons stated earlier... Anyhow, plan B was to use a black marker. The marker I came across had a slight red shine to it in certain light, which in this case is actually quite good! It almost perfectly matches the color of the focus wheel (see second pic). It will probably also work well with the red leather.Today I also received an item that I ordered from Latvia. It was a camera strap for a 'Kiev 88' that had attachments that seemed to match the lugs on these early Trinovids. I can tell you that it fits absolutely perfectly (see last pic), and this particular attachment will now allow me to fit any standard strap to the binocular.-Now it's time for "skinning" the binocular... :eek!:</blockquote>