7d rubber grip coming off

[jambredz]

My rubber grip on my 7d is lifting off in 2 places. Its gotten worse in a couple days. Has anyone experienced this? Is there any glue that i can use to secure it back again. I've Googled it and see where alot of people had this happen to their 60d's and some sent it in to canon. Not an option for me at the moment cuz i'm in Jamaica and to wait that long and go thru all the crap I have to to ship and clear this camera again is not worth it. Some other people suggested the DIY route but alot of the suggestions on the type of glue were inconclusive. Any one know without a doubt what kind of glue I can use?

 

[M. Gilden]

This started to happen to one of my T2i's, but I sold it before it got too bad. If it were me, I'd just use some gorilla glue. I'm not sure what would make one type of glue "better" or any more safe than another, though.

 

[jambredz]

thanks for the suggestion M.Gilden. Do you know if Gorilla glue is a flexible adhesive? I think a flexible one may be better as some of the superglues become brittle after a while. I just saw this suggested and one person said it worked well for them. Its a flexible adhesive http://www.amazon.com/Original-Super-Glue-Contact-Adhesive/dp/B003RL9VRM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

 

[Fortinbras]

I had the same with my T2i/550D. Although still under warranty, which is default 2 years in Belgium, I decided to fix it myself. I used Pattex minute glue. Although the rubber grips had expanded a bit, the Pattex is powerful enough to make it as new again. My advice: you can easily fix it yourself.

 

[jambredz]

thanks fellaz

 

[M. Gilden]

No problem- get back out there and SHOOT.

 

[ROCKMORE]

My rubber grip on my 7d is lifting off in 2 places. Its gotten worse in a couple days. Has anyone experienced this? Is there any glue that i can use to secure it back again. I've Googled it and see where alot of people had this happen to their 60d's and some sent it in to canon.

My 60d grip has been getting a bit funky lately too, and I thought I was alone till now.
I haven't had time to deal with it and also want to use the right glue solution. The camera is 18 months old so no way it's going to Canon. I plan to use BestTest Rubber cement that can be bought at any art supply store. It's much less risky than applying any type of contact cement or more permanent consumer glues, which can really go wrong if you get it anywhere it doesn't belong.
Quality art studio rubber cement on the other hand can easily be rolled off where the excess bleeds out of the edges. We used it for years in animation studios, and it cleans up very well off acetate cells, films and just about everything else, so I will go that route.
Another product for sticky glue clean up is Bestine which can be bought at the same art supply store.

One CAUTION however. Although from personal experience, I think this is a safe solution, I will surely test these chemicals on other similar rubber and plastic materials before applying them to my 60D as you should with your 7D.