Probably should have said: "If you feel that you need to use adhesive, use
sparse amounts of Pliobond or contact cement, not cyanoacrylate ("superglue",
"crazyglue")." Paul van Tuyl got an irate call from someone who had used a lot
of cyanoacrylate, now could not get the back open, and wanted to know what Paul
was going to do about it!
John Hermanson, do you use any adhesive?
Gary Edwards
Joel Wilcox wrote:
> At 08:06 PM 7/22/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >Welcome, W.J.
> >
> >Replacement light seal foam kits are available from Paul van Tuyl,
> >www.olympusguy.com for $8.50 plus shipping or John Hermanson, www.zuiko.com
> >can replace them for you if you don't want to do it yourself. If you do it
> >yourself, don't glue the foam in. Friction is enough.
> >
>
> John H. also sells the seals at a little better price. Paul's stuff is
> great too. In an earlier thread on this John recommended glueing in the
> foam, since when the stuff gets a little tacky a few years down the road it
> can stick to the door and get pulled out of the groove.
>
> On the other hand, maybe when that happens, it's time for new foam ...
>
> Joel Wilcox
> Iowa City, Iowa USA
>
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