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CJ
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 06:21 pm: | 
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I'm now the owner of a second Canonet ever-ready case which has an outside ridge (the part which runs along the back and font cut-out) which feels a little like caramel or semi-dried jam.
I can't remove this stuff with Windex or isopropyl alcohol. What the heck is this stuff?
One case--which came with a Canonet 28--is a complete write off. The entire outside is tacky, and the aforementioned solvents can't remove it.
The second case--which came with my QL17--is of different construction; the fake leather looks more convincing, and again, it's only the outside top ridge which is tacky.
My impulse now is to try to 'coat' the case with some type of water-repellant spray (typically used for shoes). Given that I can't remove the stuff, I'd at least like to coat it and stop the tackiness--which rubs off as black junk if you run a piece of paper over it.
-CJ |
rick
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 09:15 pm: |
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Have you tried naphtha (zippo lighter fluid)? Windex and isopropyl alcohol won't dissolve much of anything. |
Cj
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 10:10 pm: |
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No...haven't tried naphtha yet. I think I used most of a bottle on my Konica S2 blades. (Still working on that darned thing in true Flight of the Phoenix style.)
Time to go to the drug store and buy another bottle; I'll give it a try. |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 02:50 am: |
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This is an "oh so common problem" with ERC's of that era.
The simulated leather cases are of a paper or fibre substructure as then sprayed or impressed with a chemical overlay. One the chemical structure breaks down (as usually due to storage humidy over a long period) it remains sticky forever. I have attempted dozens of such renovations and the best I have achieved did not totally and entirely quell the stickiness. But I came acceptably close with application of a leather preservative as used routinely on such as riding boots. One particular brand name is "Dubbin" but there are many others. You have nothing to lose by trying such. |
