Dear Jim T.......
Truly........
Its not difficult...... let me try and retrieve my description of how I idid
it from an e-mail I sent many moons ago.....
In short , its a lot easier than re-skinning the R7.....
The OM4Ti is a breeze .... really....
It consists of only 4 matchbox size separate pieces of leather........
Just have a lot of patience and care, and a really sharp cutter , and U are
on your way,.......
Oh..... watch out for the part where the camera back latches onto the
body.... don't let glue seep into this part....... I made this mistake......
Next day, the glue hardened , and I panicked.....
Sent to the Olympus agent here in S'pore and he said, don't do it again, he
revealed that the glue stuck the latch from being released when U pull up
the film rewind knob to open the back ......
FWIW.... this is proof that U should uses this kind of glue and not PVA, as
the damage willbe even greater.... with this glue, U can peel it off !!!!
These were the past messages....
-----Original Message-----
From: tmlee <clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Zuikies & Zuikettes <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2000 11:10 PM
Subject: ........feedback......
>Dear Dan.....
>
>
>Thanks to one Tom Scales of the OM list, U can finally view the pics at the
>following......
>
>
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/om4tifront.jpg
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/om4tirear.jpg
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/r7front.jpg
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/r7rear.jpg
>
>
>Attaching the leather ?
>I used rubber glue..... those honey coloured stinking stuff (also used by
>glue-sniffers ...... !!!!! ) where U have to let them half dry out then
>press them together.... One caution, when U spread this glue, make sure it
>is very evenly spread, cos now U are using real leather which is soft and
>not as stiff as the original UPVC....... so any lumps of glue underneath
>will show up as bumps after U finished...... The same thing occurs when
>there are recesses and holes on the metal body, it will show up as
>depressions.... thats why they have little very thin stiff cards to cover
>them up and lay the skin over.....
>
>The same kind of glue for shoes.....
>
>Use a leather hole puncher (like they use fro creating holes in trouser
>belts) to create the perfect hole round the screwhole for the handgrip.....
>
>For the self timer hole, no choice, U have to cut carefully round it..... U
>must use a very very sharp knife, like them NT paper cutters - fresh blade
>please . Reason ? A blunt or chipped blade will cause the skin to fray, the
>fibres will stick out all over.... botching up the whole outlook of the
>camera...... teh objective is to get very sharp clean cut leather skin
>pieces and very close fitting to the camera outlines........
>
>Someone recommended PVA glue....... I totally disagree...... rubber glue is
>best cos any excess oozing out the edges, can be easily rubbed off cleanly
>when dried....
>
>PVA can be disastrous cos it can causing bad staining..... messy... May not
be removable if wanted to.....
>
>
>Have fun.....
>
>For those of U who try....... let me see a mustard yellow over a black
>body.... It should look classy...... (I know Lex J wouldn't agree....!)
>
>Whilst we are at it, lets lookout for someone who can come up with the
best
>colour combo with the champagne 4Ti.....
>
>
>Peace
>TMLee
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Lau <dlau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 10:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [OM] ....feedback....
>
>
>>Yes, we did receive your message announcing the pictures, but
>>the problem is that you sent them out as "attachments". I
>>believe there is an automatic filter with the Olympus email
>>server that prevents any attachments from going out with the
>>mail distribution. That is why no body received the pictures.
>>
>>Why don't you put the pictures up on a web site somewhere? I
>>can't wait to see the pictures. What did you use to attach
>>the leather to the camera body? Did you use double sided tape
>>or glue?
>> -Dan
>
>
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Timpe, Jim <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, November 18, 2000 4:59 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] ........Leathers for OM......
>My question to you all is... just how difficult a task is it, truly. I'm
>modestly mechanically capable, but the thought of taking a perfectly
working
>body apart strictly for aesthetic reasons is a little daunting.
>
>Jim Timpe
>Fluke Customer Support Services
>1420 75th Street SW
>Everett, WA 98203
>1.800.753.5853
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tmlee [mailto:clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 4:31 AM
>To: Zuikies & Zuikettes
>Subject: [OM] ........Leathers for OM......
>
>
>Hey guys......
>
>Few months back, I re-skinned my OM-4Ti (and R7) ..... Thanks to Tom
Scales,
>he helped to put it on the OM list for viewing.....
>
>Snake skin is very brittle, so I was shown and explained by the
>craftsman.... Wonder how U guys got yours done....
>
>Still they look pretty exotic......
>
>Nice personal touch.......
>
>Its exciting to reskin your camera..
>
>You can view my handiwork at
>
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/om4tifront.jpg
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/om4tirear.jpg
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/r7front.jpg
>http://www.zuikoholic.com/tmlee/r7rear.jpg
>
>
>Peace
>TMLee
>
>
>
>
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