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Restoring old leather covering

Started by Glenn, Nov 08, 2006, 08:56 PM

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Janek

Nov 08, 2006, 08:56 PM Last Edit: Sep 20, 2024, 01:34 AM by smf_adm
I am new to this forum and in fact I am not a camera collector but I am a user of an old camera. I have a wonderfull wooden 5x7 Century Grand dating back to abour 1905. The camera has new replacement bellows and is in a very good overall shape, wood and

Glenn

Nov 09, 2006, 03:58 AM #1 Last Edit: Sep 20, 2024, 01:34 AM by smf_adm
Your best solution is to find a company, which sells restoration products for antique leather book bindings. I use a couple of preparations, that give good results on both books and camera leathers. If you e-mail me direct, I will give you the detai

Glenn

Nov 10, 2006, 02:21 AM #2 Last Edit: Sep 20, 2024, 01:34 AM by smf_adm
I will add that there are a number of leather restoration/refinishing kits, for leather car seats, on the market. At least two of these contain a 'lacquer' to refinish the surface layer. The use of such  a 'lacquer' may harden the surface of t