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[OM] Re: E1 rubber grip coming loose and 14-54 O ring

Subject: [OM] Re: E1 rubber grip coming loose and 14-54 O ring
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:32:57 -0400
I use Walthers "Goo", formerly labeled "Hobsco's Goo".  Available from 
www.walthers.com, product number 904-299, $2-3 for a 1 oz. tube. I would 
use what ever the factory used.  If it's double stick tape, may be good 
to go that way.

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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
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Winsor Crosby wrote:
> The subject has come up a number of times in the past for OMs. I  
> think John Hermansen recommended brown contact cement, and he should  
> know. Permanent attachment is never a good idea because the cover  
> probably needs to be removed if the camera is ever disassembled for a  
> repair.
> 
> Oddly, Nikon and Honda(for the leather steering wheel cover) like  
> double sided tape. Peeling rubber is a fairly common Nikon user  
> complaint. So it may not be such a great solution. Will let you know  
> about the steering wheel cover.
> 
> 
> 
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On / September 19, 2007 CE, at 7:30 AM, Johann Thorsson wrote:
> 
> 
>>I have the exact same problem on my E-1 body.  The rubber grip  
>>around the
>>red glass (plastic; presumably hiding the remote receiver) is  
>>coming loose,
>>but just around that red thing, so it bulks out a little bit.
>>
>>Is there any clever way to fasten it, perhaps by injecting some  
>>glue (epoxy
>>would not be advisable in this case, so advice on adhesives is  
>>needed) with
>>a syringe?
>>
>>J
> 
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