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How to Un-Stick the back of a Minolta Maxxum 7

Started Nov 5, 2019 | Discussions thread
neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: How to Un-Stick the back of a Minolta Maxxum 7

Bart7D wrote:

neilt3 wrote:

I've a few Dynax 7's , cleaning them with IPA took just a few minutes and they look good as new with no stickiness .

A permanent solution that doesn't alter the cameras apperence .

I would prefer this to daubing a layer of something on it .

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Could you post some pictures of the camera after application ?

Hi Neil -

Is IPA what I think that it is, - that is Indian Pale Ale ??

Or am I missing something here, in relation to this vastly spread camera/lens disease?

Please enlighten me...

Bart

I think the sugars in that might make your camera stickier !

It's isopropyl alcohol I mean .

Don't mix your bottles up while cleaning the camera , I can't imagine the latter tastes so good !

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If your cleaning your camera get some stocking net cloth . We sell them over here a dish cloths , it's a very coarse cloth so cleans things easier .

A piece of fine cloth would tend to slide around easier and would take more effort .

There is a thread on here about this ( with picture ) showing this .

Make sure you take the batteries out of the camera first , and allow to dry off before reinserting them .

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Some Sigma lenses were also coated with this rubber stuff and degrade the same way , they can be cleaned the same too .

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