Has anyone ever tried to replace the rubber coating on the back of the N90? It appears to be a low-gloss clear paint, kind of like a matte protective coating you would spray on photos. The reason for the peeling is obvious to anyone who has ever done auto body painting: The plastic finish underneath the coating is too smooth. There is now way for the coating to adhere to a finish that smooth. If the underlying surface were rougher (ultrafine sandpaper would do the trick), the coating would likely stick just fine. I would like to attempt this test, but my N90 only has the SB26, and I don't want to risk ruining that on the first try. Does someone have a poor-condition standard N90 back, that I could buy cheaply? Please reply directly via email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] don ferrario http://www.epix.net/~ferrario >>Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 03:59:03 -0800 (PST) >>From: carlo guerrero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: peeling back on N90s [23] >> >>well, i guess most N90s/F90X users have noticed that nikon has not >>done anything to improve their rubber coating on these cameras backs. >>no matter what back you have, standard, MF-25, or MF-26, you will >>sooner or later have its very thin rubber coating, (looks like latex) >>peeled.
