William: Well I am more sensitive than other people. It's not leather though. It's some kind of synthetic. Right? What did they use in that era for the grips in '63? If it was the cement, wouldn't the stuff be bubbling? It seems to be tightly adhered. I thought at first it might be vulcanite like the leicas had, but upon close inspection it looks as if it might have been something that was applied to it.
Well I'll let you guys know anyway. On 12/13/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: How to deodorize old Pentax? > > > >> 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. > > > > if it smells that bad it's not really in entirely, totally, tip-top, > > perfect condition, is it? > > I suspect that either the leather covering is rotting from the back side > out, or the cement itself is biodegrading. Either way, the best way to deal > with it is to stip the covering off and replace it after thoroughly cleaning > the outside of the body. > > William Robb > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
