Hey all,
The grippy material on my 5D3 card slot door is peeling off now in year 8 of use. It's just the adhesive on that grip material that is letting me down. Otherwise, the door itself is perfectly functional. It comes on/off for battery grip changeout without a problem, and it securely locks the card chamber as securely as the day I bought it.
Other parts of grippy material (elsewhere on the body) started to go a couple years ago, but CPS replaced it all for free when I had my camera serviced. Apparently, the entire body's grip material is on one sheet of paper* and they can replace it all in one go.
*...except the card slot door grippy material for some reason.
So it seems like I only have two options to deal with this (if I want it fixed):
So am I crazy to think that just peeling the old coating off, properly cleaning the gunk out and just replacing the rubber on the door is the best way to go? Are there any third parties you trust for this?
Advice appreciated, thx.
- A
The grippy material on my 5D3 card slot door is peeling off now in year 8 of use. It's just the adhesive on that grip material that is letting me down. Otherwise, the door itself is perfectly functional. It comes on/off for battery grip changeout without a problem, and it securely locks the card chamber as securely as the day I bought it.
Other parts of grippy material (elsewhere on the body) started to go a couple years ago, but CPS replaced it all for free when I had my camera serviced. Apparently, the entire body's grip material is on one sheet of paper* and they can replace it all in one go.
*...except the card slot door grippy material for some reason.
So it seems like I only have two options to deal with this (if I want it fixed):
- Order a third party (of dubious origins) grippy material replacement for the card door, peel off the old one and replace it
- Order a third party complete SD/CF card door replacement
- Order a first party complete SD/CF card door replacement (if I can find one, PN = CG2-3218 according to page 7 here)
So am I crazy to think that just peeling the old coating off, properly cleaning the gunk out and just replacing the rubber on the door is the best way to go? Are there any third parties you trust for this?
Advice appreciated, thx.
- A