A quick lick of Hammerite and some Tippex and my silver Olympus 35RC becomes black. Looks good huh? Olympus should have made them all like this! See the before shot here (link)
OK, OK, it's Photoshop trickery, but you didn't really think I was going to attack it with Hammerite and a worn out half inch brush did you???
It looks soooooo much better in black. I'd chance it, carefully mask everything I could (cut precise rectangles around name and model #), and spray on a couple very, very light coats of flat black.
It looks really, really good in black. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be painting mine as my painting skills are terrible (as are my Photoshop skills!)