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Subject: [Leica] >Recomendation for good place in NYC to re-foam body seals on Leica R4
From: "Jason Hall" <JASON@jbhall.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 10:06:29 +0100

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Alexander wrote:
>Recomendation for good place in NYC to re-foam body seals on Leica R4

>I have a R4 that needs to have the light seals re-foamed.  Does anyone =
know
>someone in the NYC area that is reliable?  I'd like to have it back in =
about
>a week and a half for a trip.

Hi Alex

My R4 is suffering from the same problem, I haven't obtained new seals =
yet but if you can get the seals, maybe by mail, it should be a fairly =
easy job to replace them yourself.

With some care, a pin, a fine pair of tweezers and some light solvent on =
a cotton wool bud the old seals can be cleaned off without a problem, =
new seals should go back on without any trouble.  I used lens cleaner =
instead of solvent to remove the old sticky backing, I had it to hand =
and its safer (although less effective), if you do use solvent be =
careful around the film window, solvent may react with the plastic.

I am waiting on a dealer for a price for new seals.

Jason Hall
Birmingham, UK



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alexander wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt;Recomendation for good place in NYC =
to re-foam=20
body seals on Leica R4<BR><BR>&gt;I have a R4 that needs to have the =
light seals=20
re-foamed.&nbsp; Does anyone know<BR>&gt;someone in the NYC area that is =

reliable?&nbsp; I'd like to have it back in about<BR>&gt;a week and a =
half for a=20
trip.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Alex</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My R4 is suffering from the same =
problem, I haven't=20
obtained new seals yet but if you can get the seals, maybe by mail, it =
should be=20
a fairly easy job to replace them yourself.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With some care, a pin, a fine pair of =
tweezers and=20
some light solvent on a cotton wool bud the old seals can be cleaned off =
without=20
a problem, new seals should go back on without any trouble.&nbsp; I used =
lens=20
cleaner instead of solvent to remove the old sticky backing, I had it to =
hand=20
and its safer (although less effective), if you do use solvent be =
careful around=20
the film window, solvent may react with the plastic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am waiting on a dealer for a price =
for new=20
seals.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jason Hall</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Birmingham, UK</FONT></DIV>
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