This foam seal blocks ambient light from the adjacent indicators. It had rotted into dust. The slightest touch sent crumbs of foam falling to the bench.
The white baffle on the left of the picture presses up against the seal. I could have left the rotten seal in place... after all, it was intact, but naaa... who want rotten rubber in their machine? besides, most of it washed off while I was washing the face.
I created a replacment seal out of a thin sheet of foam. I did a rubbing on the face to create a template. I then use the template and an exacto knife to cut the new seal.
