CalArts 99 Posted September 25, 2011 Share #1  Posted September 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) What is the best adhesive to use if your leatherette (fake vulcanite?) is coming off your camera? Mine started only a few weeks after purchase. It's in an area that I don't really touch (rear lower left at the corner of the display screen) but nonetheless it's come unglued. Interestingly you can see it happening in the exact same spot on this brand new M9-P at 4:49 into this video: (funny video, btw.) Before I squirt a tiny drop of superglue on it, I would appreciate any advice. No, I don't want to send it in to Leica. Cosmetic blemishes don't bother me but I keep finding myself trying to push it down with my finger all the time, and that's what's really annoying  Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 Hi CalArts 99, Take a look here Leatherette coming unglued on the M9. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted September 25, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted September 25, 2011 DON'T use Superglue!!! It is an adhesive, not a glue you need. If it is peeling which is not a common complaint you can either have it replaced under guaraty or get a covering of your choice from Cameraleather and replce it yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mech Posted September 25, 2011 Share #3 Â Posted September 25, 2011 I have the exact same problem. It is just beside the "Set" button. People tell me that is the area where the end of the leatherette happen. Â Would appreciate any advice on how to fix this or if we really need to bring it back to Leica? Â I also have a viewfinder issue, inside have a tiny white hair. Not really a hair.. but hair-like.. or maybe a fiber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanthropist Posted September 25, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted September 25, 2011 Have the same problem too... the very edge/tip of the leatherette at the lower left corner occassionally lifts up just a little bit as can be seen when viewed from below. Am sometimes tempted to peel it back and just apply a small drop of rubber based contact cement(the kind they use for bags and shoes) but since it's not really that big of a problem I just press it back whenever I see it occur. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalArts 99 Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share #5 Â Posted September 25, 2011 So, this is not uncommon. That's what I suspected when I saw the video of a brand new M9-P (see my post above.) I think it's because it's near the bend of the body and then there's only a small flat area left before the display screen, so it pulls up in that corner. (I have a couple of M6 bodies that have never had any issue like this and they've been through a lot of use/abuse.) Â I'm not about to send it to Leica. That's too much time/effort. I don't care about appearances, but I'm doing what leicanthropist does: pressing it back down with my finger all the time. And that's becoming a neurotic habit that I want to quit. Â I'm just going to glue the corner back on. No big deal. The camera is a tool and not a Barbie doll. But thanks for the replies and confirming it's for real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 25, 2011 Share #6 Â Posted September 25, 2011 Mine began curling up in the thin strip between the lens mount and bottom plate. Leica is replacing it now as part of my 2-year warranty check and repair (along with a couple of other items). Â Out of curiosity, of those with peeling covers, are the cameras black (leather texture)? Or steel gray (sharkskin texture)? Mine is the former, and I wonder if the deeper grain of the leatherette (more variation in thickness) makes it more prone to folding, curling or finger friction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalArts 99 Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share #7 Â Posted September 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mine's black. I'm not sure what the material is (fake leather?) and it's different than my M6 bodies, for certain. Â Just an assumption, but it could have to do with using a more environmentally (and worker) friendly adhesive (?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 25, 2011 Share #8 Â Posted September 25, 2011 A little dab of Copydex should fix it. No need to return to Leica or replace the lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted September 26, 2011 Share #9 Â Posted September 26, 2011 Thank goodness mine is all well so far. But they are sticker like substance, and they shouldn't be glued on. If it really bothers you, you can use the not to adhesive glue (we call it under UHU brand here), and easily cleaned after replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 26, 2011 Share #10 Â Posted September 26, 2011 Any contact adhesive will do. As this is a German camera, I recommend Pattex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronan Posted September 26, 2011 Share #11 Â Posted September 26, 2011 DON'T use Superglue!!! It is an adhesive, not a glue you need. If it is peeling which is not a common complaint you can either have it replaced under guaraty or get a covering of your choice from Cameraleather and replce it yourself. Â It is a common complain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmith Posted September 26, 2011 Share #12 Â Posted September 26, 2011 I too have this apparently quite common problem. I was recommended to use a small piece of double - sided adhesive tape. Perhaps due to my clumsiness it hasn't worked too well. Alwyn ' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 26, 2011 Share #13 Â Posted September 26, 2011 As Jaap has said, a contact adhesive is the way to go. In the UK Evo-Stik 'Time Bond' is good, and it allows enough time to push some in the gap with a cocktail stick to cover both surfaces, leave it for a few minutes to dry slightly and then press the leatherette down. Any that squidge's out can be cleaned up with white spirit on a soft cloth. Â Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted September 26, 2011 Share #14 Â Posted September 26, 2011 For a brief moment, I thought I was on the Leica Collectors & Historica section. Â EDIT - Sander, good or bad photos are taken with an M6 and also with an M9 or with any other camera whichever the brand but, ... that isn't the point. You probably took my comment as being a snide remark. It wasn't. I honestly double checked which section I was on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted September 26, 2011 Share #15 Â Posted September 26, 2011 Until I read that the M6 did not have this problem. That is probably why pictures taken with it were so good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roydonian Posted September 26, 2011 Share #16 Â Posted September 26, 2011 As Jaap has said, a contact adhesive is the way to go. In the UK Evo-Stik 'Time Bond' is good... Â When the covering of my Leicaflex SL2 started to peel, Leica UK suggested that I should reaffix it with Evo-Stik. That's what they would do if I sent it in for repair, they told me. Â Best regards, Â Doug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted September 26, 2011 Share #17 Â Posted September 26, 2011 So apparently Leica takes the easy way out as well? Haha.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted September 27, 2011 Share #18 Â Posted September 27, 2011 Some early Nikon F5's had that problem as well especially around the hand grip. Â Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roydonian Posted September 27, 2011 Share #19 Â Posted September 27, 2011 So apparently Leica takes the easy way out as well? Haha.. Â The 'difficult' way out being....? There is a video on the internet that shows M9s being manufactured. It shows adhesive being applied to the body, and the covering being manipulated into place. Â Best regards, Â Doug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phancj Posted October 1, 2011 Share #20 Â Posted October 1, 2011 Do not use superglue, the cyanoacrylate stuff, reason is you get these "whitish" marks sometimes that cannot be easily removed....I learnt these the hard way decades ago with toys! Â CJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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