Hello, I have yet another recommendation. History first: About 18 years ago I came up with the same question so I called Marty Forscher Camera Repair in New York (from California). Mr. Forscher was busy but one of his assistants asked and relayed back to me that Mr. Forscher used Lexol. I bought some at a shoe repair place, tried it on a very stiff bellows on a Seneca 8x10, and it worked like a charm. Comes in a brown container; it's a liquid. I found the following to be workable: Apply fairly liberally and wipe off, allow to dry. Might take more than one application. Buff lightly after it's dry to knock off the excess. Works real well on leather jackets too.
Make sure that what you're treating is really leather!! Over the years there have been some marvelous leather look-alikes that were actually vinyl or something! Lexol is no good for that! ALSO, NOW, A QUESTION: Does anyone know where I can get very thin leather suitable for bellows-making???? I hear that Moroccan is real good for this but I can't find even a sample anywhere! Please help if you know!! Thanks. --Michael Hendrickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
