Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica USA says to use Lexol. A leather specialist said Lexol crystalizes- whatever that means and what its implications are I do not know. The thing is I just purchased a M5 and the covering looks almost new. I just want to keep it that way. Looks like lemon oil will leave an oily surface- something I do not want. John Collier wrote: > Here is one from the archives: > ------------------ > > Bernard Delgado asked: > > > Are there ways to care for the leatherette or vulcanite covering on > vintage > > leicas BEFORE they start to crack & fall off? > > Back in 1997, Steve McWherter posted a message on CompuServe saying: > > "My M3 has a bit of the vulcanite missing on the back door. I was at > Leica today dropping the camera off for a CLA and thought to ask the > service manager about the problem -- She said that a little lemon oil, > sparingly applied with a cloth, should keep the vulcanite from drying > out." > > Last time I was in the USA, I bought a bottle of lemon oil (it's a > dressing for wood furniture, not an essence of lemon used by > aromatherapists!), and have applied that to my cameras about once or > twice a year. My M2 had shed a patch of vulcanite in early 1997 (thus > my interest in the topic), and I'd successfully glued it back into > place. Since that date, I've been using lemon oil and have had no > further problems. The advice given to Steve McWherter probably came > from Leica USA - Leica UK say they have never heard of this trick. > > Regards, > > Doug Richardson > > ------------------------- > > > From: Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net> > > > > What should I do to maintain the vulcanite on my M5 and M3? > > > >