much skin contact or contact with eyes, and don’t drink it
. After you clean the old seal from
the film door, you’ll need to also clean the old foam off at the latch end seal. This is done the
same way. I run a toothpick or bamboo skewer through this channel, and sometimes I will use
tweezers to lift old material away, too.
Once you’ve completely removed the hinge end seal, latch end seal and door seals, take a piece
of paper towel with naphtha on it and clean the film door edge and the body at the hinge seal
area. Usually there will be old black seal residue here, and you don’t want to leave that to foul
your new seal material. You may need to wipe this two or three times until you get all the old
junk removed completely.
Now we’re going to clean out the rail slots on the camera body and replace those seals. Here’s
how:
Press a 2mm Seal Strip into the slot using the thin end of your tool. Start at the end of the
slot. Don’t let the seal material twist as you install it, and follow around the corner. Install with
the slick side facing outward. Don’t worry that there is no adhesive. With this seal you don’t
need it. When you reach the frame reset lever, use a razor blade, small knife or tiny scissors to
Left, I’m cleaning the old goop off of this XA2 door, and as you
can see, the paint is coming off with the old seal material. I will
re-touch this before I re-seal it. There will be notes about this
at the end of the instructions.
Wet a bit of paper towel with solvent and
push it into the slot with the narrow end
of your bamboo tool. Avoid the film frame
reset lever. Then push this wet towel
through the slot until all the old seal has
been removed. Repeat the procedure for
the slot on the other side of the frame
counter and the bottom slot if needed.
