Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/28

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Subject: Re: Replacing Leica M Body Skin: Part 1: Materials
From: creadick@mindspring.com (Nowell & Jennifer Creadick)
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 22:23:47 -0500 (EST)

>I removed the Vulcanite with care using a putty knife.  This took a good 2
>hours using a lot of care not to gouge the body or myself.
>I removed the old "glue" with acetone... in an open, outdoor area. Alcohol,
>water and paint remover had littel to no effect.  Acetone seems to be the
>best solvent that I have found.  The glue dissolves pretty readily, leaving
>a really smooth body.  The paint or whatever makes an M3 interior black
>does not dissolve in acetone

Lighter fluid is  also a classic dissolver of  contact cement.

Chapel Hill, NC

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