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Aepearson
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Username: Aepearson
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 04:01 pm: | 
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I'm really happy to see all the great materials offered up for restoring the leathers on our old cameras. But...I've decided upon something a little different for my current project and need some advice locating the material.
What I'm looking for is something as close as possible to the soft and textured grip material found on the newer Nikon DSLR's. The best way I can describe it is as a sort of semi-soft rubber.
I've got the body all stripped down so far (Mamiya 645) and will be painting the panels in either a gloss or matte black finish. That's still kind of up in the air. Either way, no more chrome!
If anyone could point me in some sort of direction it would be greatly appreciated, I've searched quite a bit so far with no luck.
Thanks!
-Drew |
Aepearson
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Username: Aepearson
Post Number: 2
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 12:33 pm: |
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Well, I found something promising.
Pachmayr Pac-Skin
Comes in 5"x20" sheets, I ordered one last night so I'll let you all know how it turns out. Originally it's meant for custom firearms grips. |
Paul_ron
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Username: Paul_ron
Post Number: 73
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 - 04:23 pm: |
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Do you have a link to the place you bought it from? I like the sound of this stuff. The only problem i have with the Nikon rubber stuff is it attracts dust n lint as well as gets sticky in time.
When you first started describibg your material need I imediately thought neoprin. A very thin sheet of that stuff may be an interesting match to a wet suit? |
Aepearson
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Username: Aepearson
Post Number: 3
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 - 01:20 pm: |
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Well, the material came today - VERY fast shipping!
So far, I really like the texture a lot. It's almost exactly what I wanted. It's a nice soft rubber feel, with adhesive backing. The only downside I can tell so far is the thickness. It looks about 30% thicker than the factory leather (of course subtracting the paper peel-off backing).
I hope to make some progress on the project this week, I'll make updates if you are interested to see what the material looks like.
I got it from this eBay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Lippmans-Shooting-Accessories
Look under "Pachmayr Pac-Skin Gripping", it's item #00716 |
Glenn
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 179
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 - 06:50 pm: |
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The Pachmayr product is 0.050" neoprene sheet with a high grade double sided adhesive tape. Using a very sharp blade and with a bit of practise, it is possible to cut a very acceptable chamfer around the edges. Thus the extra thickness is not noticeable.
It works as a very good replacement for those degrading rubber panels found on some of the more modern cameras. I have found that repairers of wetsuits sometimes stock a slightly thinner product. |
Paul_ron
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Username: Paul_ron
Post Number: 75
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 04:22 pm: |
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I have a light seal material supplied from MicroTools that is a very thin neoprin sold as "domestic (made in USA) light seal foam"
It comes in different thicknesses and I have to see what the thinnest one is in the pack. I'll bet it's the same stuff. I get it as an assorted thickness 5 sheet (8 1/2 x 11" sheet) pack for $25.
ummm ya got me thinkin! |
Fallisphoto
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Username: Fallisphoto
Post Number: 34
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 01:10 pm: |
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Maybe the "Griptac" material sold by Camera Leather? http://www.cameraleather.com/colors/griptac.htm |
