Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Throw the damn camera away before it completely enslaves you!! John Collier PS - Could you throw it my way? :-) > From: Douglas Cooper <douglas@dysmedia.com> > > This has me thinking, yet again: *what should I put on the vulcanite to > keep it from drying out?* Someone long ago suggested Neatsfoot Oil, which > was precisely the wrong advice, according to Ken Ruth at Bald Mountain: it > breeds bacteria, and can harm adhesives etc. He thought high-grade vinyl > cleaner bought at a car specialty place -- "Black Magic" and the like -- > would be just the thing. > > Anyone here tried this? Or some other formula? I'm worried only because > this M4 has vulcanite buckling up a bit on the back door, but it has yet to > lose any patches. I'm hoping I'll find something to make it settle down, or > at least get supple enough that it won't chip off. >