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Jon Flanders
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 02:12 pm: | 
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Any tips on removing the plastic fabric on a GS to get at the lens assembly. I am practicing on a sacrifical unit, and so far the results aren't great.
Would heating it up with a hairdryer be feasible?
Jon Flanders |
Erin Boyd
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:22 am: |
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My method for lifting the leatherette covering on cameras is to carefully insert a small artists pallette knife (that has a very flexible blade with a rounded end and no sharp edges)under the covering near the lens and carefully work the covering off, I've done a few including the G series Yashicas and some others that have a reputation for ripping and haven't had a misfortune yet |
Jon Flanders
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 02:16 pm: |
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Do you think heat would help? |
Erin
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 07:39 am: |
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I haven't used heat myself, but shouldn't think the heat generated by a hair dryer would do any harm. The material used on the three G series Yashicas ( G, GT GSN) that I have worked on is fairly heavy and resilient, and small screwdriver carefully inserted at the lens end of the covering and wriggled to lift the material out past the badges on both sides will be enough to enable you to get at the four screws holding the lens plate to the body. |
Conrad
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2004 - 10:28 pm: |
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I used heat (dry mount press on low) to flatten out the already removed and badly curled plastic/leatherette/vinyl from the front of an old Yashica D TLR. It was amazing how little heat it took to completely ruin the stuff! If you try heat, go gently. |
