I really must say that not gluing the foam in the body may make installation
easier up
front, but is not the proper way to do it, and later, in a few years, when the
foam
developes a little surface tackiness, the foam may start pulling out of the
slots.
Hey, I sell the pre cut foam too, but the installer is completely on his own.
John
Camtech
Lars Haven wrote:
> Paul Van Tuyl wrote:
> >
> > For what it's worth, we have sold 537 light seal kits this year. The
> > cleaning of
> > the old channel seals and the hinge side flat seal plus installing the new
> > seals
> > takes about 15 minutes the first time. The seals are pre-cut to fit. The
> > hinge
> > side light seal comes with an adhesive on the back for easy placement.
> >
> > Most people use a toothpick to get the old debris out of the channels. Be
> > sure to
> > clean out any stray pieces of old seal left laying around in the camera.
> > Thoses
> > pieces will surely show up sometime on your developed film! DO NOT GLUE THE
> > SEALS
> > IN PLACE! One person permanently closed his camera after using KRAZY glue
> > to keep
> > the seals in place. They do not require any glue. Just close the camera
> > back and
> > leave overnight. they will not fall out once set in place. THESE SEALS COME
> > STRAIGHT FROM OLYMPUS. Paul.
> >
> My experience is that 15 minutes is a bit optimistic for the first
> (or any) time. Getting all that sticky stuff out the grooves can be
> time consuming, especially if the camera is really far gone. Otherwise
> there are no problems. The seals work very well.
>
> One tip: Cover the shutter with a piece of paper kept in place with
> some good quality tape. This way debris can not get into the shutter
> and you can work much more relaxed. The tape must of course not leave
> any residue when removed.
>
> Regards
> Lars
> --
> Lars Haven <mailto:lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> aka <lhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> D. Diderot
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