You might try "Petastic" oder and stain remover. It uses enzymes to
neutralize all sorts of dog and cat related mistakes. I'd try it on a
bit of the leatherette to make sure it wont discolor it first. After a
surgical procedure one of my previous dogs got a blood spot on the
upholstery in my car. This stuff even neutralized the stain.
Peter wrote:
> 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!
>
>
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