[rollei_list] Re: Rollei leather adhesive.
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:47:41 -0700
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From: "Bob McClelland" <rdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 6:59 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Rollei leather adhesive.
I have a rather nice Rollei 3.5F and I had it serviced by
Ivor Matanle's
mate, Ed Trzoska. He did a fine job. However, the leather
on the front panel
now curls up at the corners slightly - it is 'sticky' and
adheres when I
press it down, but comes up again in about a day. I asked
Ed about this and
he suggested using evo-stick. Whilst I have every respect
for Ed, I must
admit this sounded a bit severe, esp because of the screws
underneath!
What do you guys use? Any helpful info gratefully recvd!
Thanks,
Bob McClelland
Cornwall (U.K.)
Try moistening the adhesive with some alcohol first, that
may be enough to make it stick.
The original adhesive was a sort of shellac. The Rollei
factory manual specifies the adhesive by a German brand name
which I can't find doing a web search. Do NOT use rubber
cement, it promotes corrosion. Most contact cements of the
sort sold in the US as Pliobond or Barge Cement, are too
strong and you want to be able to peel the leather off
again. Try a little shellac and see if that works.
I am not so happy that a well known tech would return a
camera like this.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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