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Title: Not that.......Bellows question again!!!!
Post by: Streetlife on Oct 17, 2006, 03:16 PM
Hi all. What's the best way to clean a bellows (baby wipes?) and what should I put on it to preseve it. I'm sure I came across this subject some time ago in the archives but I can't seem to find it.
 
Cheers.
Scott.
Title: Not that.......Bellows question again!!!!
Post by: Glenn on Oct 20, 2006, 04:10 PM
It really depends on what the bellows are made from. For genuine leather bellows that have been made from tanned and dyed leather, I use a bar of saddle soap. You take a ball of cotton wool that has been placed in tepid water and then well squeezed out(