Light seal info request

[Asha]

Linking this thread into f&c as I think the OP may benefit from more responses in this section of the forum

Nikon FM2 foam light seal kit.

I am looking for a supplier for a good quality complete camera re-build foam light seal kit . Are there any in the UK or is it just the US ?. Many thanks .

www.talkphotography.co.uk

 

[Karl.t1965]

Nikon FM2 Replacement Light Seal Kit ~ Also for FE, FE2, FM2 & FM3a - Nik & Trick Photo Services

Nikon FM2 Replacement Light Seal Kit are precision cut, self adhesive and ready to fit. Just wet them and guide and slide them into position then leave for a few hours....make sure the old ones are totally cleaned away first. Each kit contains three full sets so lots of opportunity to get it...

ntphotoworks.com

And rubbing alcohol to help removing the old stuff

Isopropanol for Removing Old Camera Light Seals & Leather Glue ~ 50ml or 100ml - Nik & Trick Photo Services

Isopropanol aka Surgical Spirit, isopropyl alcohol, and a myriad of other names, this stuff is the safe secret to fitting new light seals It is the best way to make sure that the receiving areas are clean clean clean! The best, least harmful way to do it. This water soluble solvent is...

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[Nod]

Be aware that surgical spirit (in the UK) is NOT necessarily Isopropyl Alcohol.

 

[Sky]

And rubbing alcohol to help removing the old stuff

Good grief - I nearly spat my tea all over my keyboard. Talk about profiteering.

I buy it by the litre - it's much cheaper and is useful for a myriad of other things:

ChemDistro Isopropyl Alcohol - Lab Grade 99.9% Rubbing Alcohol - 1 Litre Isopropanol IPA Disinfectant - Household Cleaning Alcohol Suitable for Electronics, Glass, Paint, Removing Grease and Glue : Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science

ChemDistro Isopropyl Alcohol - Lab Grade 99.9% Rubbing Alcohol - 1 Litre Isopropanol IPA Disinfectant - Household Cleaning Alcohol Suitable for Electronics, Glass, Paint, Removing Grease and Glue : Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[Nod]

I went for the JemChem - a couple of quid cheaper. Tastes the same!!!

 

[dmb]

Be aware that surgical spirit (in the UK) is NOT necessarily Isopropyl Alcohol.

Surgical Spirit as defined in the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) as a mix of

• Industrial Methylated Spirit (ethanol plus some methanol, to make it poisonous to drink and pyridine to make it taste and smell nasty)
• Methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil, causes skin blood vessels to dilate)
• Diethyl Phthalate (tastes nasty)
• Virgin Castor Oil (skin moisturiser)

Not a mix you want to apply to your camera, good for bed sores and hardening the skin on your feet.

American Rubbing Alcohol is often mostly isopropyl alcohol (with additives to make it taste nasty as is also is poisonous by ingestion but not as much as methanol)

Pure isopropyl alcohol is the best thing for use cleaning off light seals and also for removing stickiness from plastic camera bodies. As @Sky says can be got much cheaper in bulk.

 

[PeterSpencer]

I was lucky enough to be given 5 litres of Isoclene, which is isopropyl alcohol, by an acquaintance who took it home from the laboratory he worked at when it closed and he was made redundant. I still have about a litre left although I've had it for at least 20 years. I have used it to clean out the black tar which perished camera seals become. It's also dead good at cleaning lenses and spectacles. I fact I think the pathetic little sprays you can get from an optician are probably isopropyl alcohol,.just 10-12 times more expensive, say, for example, you buy a 2L container of isopropyl alcohol from Amazon, it will cost you about £14 (postage payed), a Boots 30ml spray £2.49. And look, 2L could last you 10 years easily.

By the way, a synonym for isopropyl alcohol is IPA. Whatever you do don't try using Greene King IPA to clean your camera!