Michael Rosenberg
28-Jan-2013, 13:51
With the demise of Readyloads I had dusted off some of my Grafmatics this summer, and was looking forward to using them on the next trip.
Many of the Grafmatics did not slide very well when shuffling film, and one would require a bit of force. I was unsure of how to lubricate them in a way that would not transfer a residue to my fingers, and then to film. It hit me one day that when I would wax my car with a good carnauba wax that when it dried the paint would be slippery. I took the worse one and dismantled the outer light-tight shell. I removed old lubricant and debris with Maguire’s car paint restorer, and I was amazed at the amount of dirt and grit removed. I did have to take an x-acto blade and remove dirt from corners on the side of the slide. I then used Maguire’s carnauba polish on all the contact surfaces using a good low lint cloth. It worked! The metal parts slide back and forth easily.
Many of the Grafmatics did not slide very well when shuffling film, and one would require a bit of force. I was unsure of how to lubricate them in a way that would not transfer a residue to my fingers, and then to film. It hit me one day that when I would wax my car with a good carnauba wax that when it dried the paint would be slippery. I took the worse one and dismantled the outer light-tight shell. I removed old lubricant and debris with Maguire’s car paint restorer, and I was amazed at the amount of dirt and grit removed. I did have to take an x-acto blade and remove dirt from corners on the side of the slide. I then used Maguire’s carnauba polish on all the contact surfaces using a good low lint cloth. It worked! The metal parts slide back and forth easily.