[rollei_list] Re: Advice needed
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:26:00 -0700
Richard,
I'm sure you mean shellac, not lacquer.
Alcohol dissolves shellac.
Jerry
Richard Knoppow wrote:
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> From: "Java man" <javamaan@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 7:31 PM
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Advice needed
>
> Richard,
> THanks a lot for that info. I went hunting for a good book
> on Rollei TLRs. I
> have gotten a rollei repair manual. Now looking at the TLR
> it looks like I
> need to remove the leather. Is there a solvent i can use to
> dissolve the
> glue to free the leather or applying Naptha will do the job.
>
> Javaman.
>
> Nope, no elegant method. You peel if off gently beginning
> at a corner and using a small screwdriver to start it. The
> cement is a kind of lacquer which forms a very thin layer
> and is not overly strong. You can help it with Isopropyl
> alcohol, which is a solvent for lacquer If the leather has
> been recemented with rubber cement or contact cement it may
> prove difficult to get off. Never use rubber cement despite
> the recommendations from some. Most of it has a lot of free
> sulfur in it which will eventually attack many materials
> mounted with it.
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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