Stinky Camera

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Bought a camera yesterday - it's canny old (as you'd expect) but it f***ing stinks of stale smoke, to the point where I think it actually was a smoker before I got it or it was involved in some kind of house fire. The focusing ring on the lens is actually browny yellow wi smoke. :eek:

Anyone got any tips on getting rid of the smell? I've gave it a quick clean with household polish :lol: which has helped a little but I need to delve a bit deeper - any tips?
 


Dunk it in isopropanol 99.9% pure alcohol

Then drink
 
OK so I tore the manky old leatherette off and the glue underneath smells of fish, which is better but still not good...painted the prism cover as well whch now smells of - paint.

A good sesh with the bicarb and some cotton buds has nicely removed the brown shit on the lens and the focusing ring has soaked in bleach overnight - it all smells a lot better now.

Just left out in the garden (shaded) with the back open airing off, it's a really nice camera despite all this!

OCD - cannat beat it.
 
Hmmm...try this:

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Reading the ebay description, the person previous had painted it all black for some reason? Then scraped it off before he sold it. Maybe to hide the smokey smell...
 
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