Put it in a box with activated charcoal (maybe the inserts for shoes could work, some have activated charcoal inside). Oxygen from hydrogenperoxide should also work but it would also generate a fine mist of hydrogen peroxide which get's inside the camera. Or simply heat (100W lightbulb in a box), UV light maybe?
On Dec 14, 2007 12:38 AM, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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! > > -- > 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. > -- Toine http://www.repiuk.nl -- 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.
