At 2000 July 24 - Monday 9:05, John Hermanson <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM] Foam replacement advice...* saying
> | I easily fixed the door by adjusting the catch mechanism and then went
> | about replacing the foam. In the kit I bought all of the foam has an
> | adhesive back. Don't make the same mistake. The adhesive back is fine
> | for things other than the back seal channels... ie; the mirror pads and
> | back end seal. When it came time to lay in the 2mm strips for the door
> | seals I began to tear my hair out. The super sticky seal wants to
> | attach itself to the sides of the channel as you're trying to lay it
> | in. One must work extremely carefully and be prepared to do a lot of
> | backing up and trying it over again.
> |
> | So, follow John H's advice and lay a thin bead of glue in the bottom of
> | the channel and use non-adhesive backed foam. Now, if I could just find
> | one of those needle nose glue applicators...
How about Krazy Glue? In those giant 2ml packages.
Tom
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