I don't know if it's still available, but Radio Shack "Tuner Cleaner" would take grease, oxidation and most other contaminants off of the exteriors of metal objects and leave them looking brand new.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> If I were to remove a JMDC inspection sticker from an older camera >> body (late 70s or early 80s vintage), would an oval "spot" show up in >> place of the sticker (i.e. from fading)? Overall, the camera is in >> nice condition. Have any of you ever tried this with an older camera? >> > > If you remove the sticker, the oval spot won't be there from any sort of > fading, but instead from oxidation of the metal around where the sticker used > to be. Once you remove the sticker and clean off any adhesive left behind, > the > color of that spot is what the camera metal used to look like overall. Once > the sticker is gone, the spot will slowly oxidize to look like the rest of > the > camera, though it may not ever match perfectly (the rest of the camera has > been > exposed to grease and dirt, as well as oxygen). Some cleaning with rubbing > alcohol will help remove grease and dirt from the darker areas, if you want > to > try to make the spot a little less conspicuous. > > I'd probably just leave the sticker on, though. If you ever want to sell the > camera, it may not help if you've removed it. > > John Celio > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
