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Mikeguyver
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Username: Mikeguyver
Post Number: 8
Registered: 08-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 11:36 am: | 
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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 |
Sauli_särkkä
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Username: Sauli_särkkä
Post Number: 19
Registered: 03-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 12:25 pm: |
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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 |
Mikeguyver
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Username: Mikeguyver
Post Number: 9
Registered: 08-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 01:00 pm: |
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It is more like mildew type of odor like something got damp(most likely the box)from being the basement.
Mike |
Gez
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Username: Gez
Post Number: 60
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 03:59 pm: |
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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. |
Glenn
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 541
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 06:32 pm: |
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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. |
Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 143
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 04:11 pm: |
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Try putting it in a plastic bag with an open box of baking soda. Open the back. |
Mikel
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Username: Mikel
Post Number: 155
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 06:51 pm: |
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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. |
Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 170
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 01:19 pm: |
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I've got a case with cigarette smell that nothing has been able to clear it up. Might try activated charcoal. |
Prasanna
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Username: Prasanna
Post Number: 16
Registered: 10-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 07:19 pm: |
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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. |
Fallisphoto
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Username: Fallisphoto
Post Number: 103
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 08:55 am: |
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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. |
