Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/25

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Subject: [Leica] M7 base plate plastic! My Black Paint is Better than Yours
From: elaine at chaos.wustl.edu (Elaine -HFB- Ashton)
Date: Tue May 25 07:20:41 2004
References: <OFA03A36B2.6AD178C3-ON86256E9E.00498112-86256E9E.004A450A@crnotes2.rockwellcollins.com>
 
grduprey@rockwellcollins.com [grduprey@rockwellcollins.com] quoth:
*>
*>OK, I took the protective plastic off the bottom of the M6, but it took
*>over an hour of rubbing nail polish remover and alcohol to get rid of the
*>sticky adhesive left over from the CE sticker.  It actually took 5 minutes
*>to get the CE sticker off.  ;-)

Get a bottle of GooGone as it takes that sort of stuff right off. The
acetone in polish remover is really not best suited for the rubber based
adhesives used on manufacturer's labels and such. Goo Gone is also safer
since acetone could potentially strip or damage the paint on the camera.
Although, given the topic, it might just lend it a 'broken in' patina. :)

e.
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