Peter, I bought a pristine black MX (for $20! You may hate me if you wish.) from somebody on Craig's List a couple years ago. It was in a "never-ready" case and the previous owner was obviously a smoker. I'm not. The thing REEKED of stale yucky smoke. I left it out on my counter, bedside table, dresser, in the car, In the camper (PDML West), in my camera bag, and even at my in-law's place once. Using it and leaving it out in fresh air made it not smell anymore.
Now it's closed-up in a bookcase with some old books. I fear it'll smell again soon if I don't show it some love. CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:38 PM Subject: How to deodorize old Pentax? > Hi there! > > I have a Pentax S1A that I want to get overhauled and working again. > > Here's the thing though, I am trying to deodorize it first. The camera > has spent the last 30+ years inside it's case and the back of the > camera (curiously not the front) seems to have this strong sweetish > aroma coming from the black textured area that makes me dizzy. I have > let it sit in the open air for the last 2 months and nothing changed. > > I have tried dish soap, potassium hand soap, castile hand soap. No > luck. I've tried leaving it in a casserole container with baking soda > for several days, no luck either. > > I still have on my list to try: vinegar in a bowl in the container > overnight, paste of hydrogen perioxide mixed w/ sodium bicarbonate in > order to generate massive oxygen and scrub at it, zeolite overnight, > newspapers overnight, charcoal overnight, spray it with febreze > (cyclodextrins). > > I suppose a last resort would be to strip the grip material off and > replace it, but I'd like to avoid doing that because it's in perfect > condition. > > Advice appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1183 - Release Date: > 12/13/2007 9:15 AM > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
