What about a rub with a candle (paraffin wax) to leave a light coating?
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Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
on 3/26/03 12:26 PM, John Duggan at john.duggan1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Brian,
> Have you got this right....Low melting point grease? Surely since
> this melts easier..ie at a lower temperature...it is more likely to get
> where it is not wanted. I would have thought a better idea would be the
> tiniest amount of WD40 smeared on the flange with a cotton bud and then
> wiped off. The traces of residue left should have the desired result.
> Regagds, John Duggan, Wales, UK.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lamadoo@xxxxxxxx>; <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] How to hot shoe supports back on?
>
>
>>> I see no danger in this grease getting anywhere near the lens glass. For
> a
>> start, it is low melting point as far as I can see, so it will stay put.
> I'm more
>> concerned in the grease maybe trapping sand and grit.
>> Brian
>
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