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Mikeguyver
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Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I had just received a Kodak Monitor Six-20 that smells very musty. The camera itself is in very good shape (was stored in the original box). Leather cover intact, bellows looks new and shiny and no light leaks and metal looks a bit tarnished. How to get rid of the musty odor.

Mike
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Sauli_särkkä
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Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 12:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

What kind of musty? Sweat-related?

Could ozonation be used to treat the odor? It's used a great deal to get rid of odors in cars, from items around the house, etc. I just don't know how lubricants within the camera will react to the ozonation process. Anyone have a better knowledge of the process?


-Sale
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Mikeguyver
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Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 01:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

It is more like mildew type of odor like something got damp(most likely the box)from being the basement.

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Gez
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Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 03:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Leaving the camera outside in warm sunshine but not too hot conditions for a few hours usually works. One trick that is sometimes successful is to wrap the camera in a plastic bag filled with polystyrene chips and leave it in a warm room for about 3 weeks. The chips can sometimes draw out that musty smell. Worth a try if you're not in a hurry.
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Glenn
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Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 06:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Any scent-free fabric re-odouriser will do the job. Place the camera in a 'tupperware' box with a cotton-wool pad, that has been well dampened with the re-odouriser and leave for a few days. (If you know a friendly funeral director, he will be able to supply you with a few drops of a really good product). The alternative is to use or just handle the camera for a few sessions, the smell will soon go.
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Tom_cheshire
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Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 04:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Try putting it in a plastic bag with an open box of baking soda. Open the back.
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Mikel
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Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 06:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I agree with Glenn.

I would wipe it down first with a paper towel moistened with isopropyl alcohol.

I have had good luck with FeBreeze, a deodorizer available here in the US.
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Tom_cheshire
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Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 01:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I've got a case with cigarette smell that nothing has been able to clear it up. Might try activated charcoal.
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Prasanna
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Try Bicarbonate of Soda, [i.e., pure Baking soda in an open cup] and place it in a small container next to the camera after cleaning the leatherette, etc., with Windex or Ammonia and soap. Overnight the smell will be gone mostly. If too strong try several nights of "sleep with Sodium Bicarbonate".:-) You may need to polish the leatherette later with Kiwi shoe shine wax after cleaning with Windex and drying it! Regards, sp.
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Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 08:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Alcohol will remove the cigarette smell, but may harm the case (most leather dyes are soluable ijn alcohol). to remove mildew from leather, the only thing that really works is hydrogen peroxide. It will kill the fungus, not just get rid of the scent. anything else and it just comes back.

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