My dream of a red FED is closer to reality. One of the denizens of the Rangefinder Forum, Fedzilla_Bob, had an extra set of leather coverings for a FED 2e that he got from Aki Asahi. I traded one of my leather wrist straps for it. I tried some citrus smelling paint remover on the vulcanite but that didn't do much. I will have to get something more potent.