Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was under the impression that 'new' leatherette (vinyl) is self-adhesive. The new stuff I got for one of my olympus SLR's is at least. I called several repair shops and they advised me NOT to use glue, and said they use a double sided tape made by 3M. Older leather was glued, but synthetic should be removable in the future for repairs. Mike on 8/16/01 3:44 AM, Hans-Peter.Lammerich@t-online.de at Hans-Peter.Lammerich@t-online.de wrote: > "My" independent, but ex-Leica repairman did a decent job in replacing > my M3's vulcanite by the current vinyl which of of course may degrade > collector's value. I however had to use an extra drop of super-glue to > fix a corner on the back door where the vinly has lifted up. Apparently > the glue used for repair jobs as well "consumer" grade glue available > in regular shops is not of the same quality as the stuff used in the > factory for assembling new items, throughout all industries. Another > possibility is that only new parts have a perfect surface which is a > precondition for good adhesion. > > Hans-Peter