Michael Hendrickson wrote: > > 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
Sure - I get my leather from J.Hewit in England. They have a website: http://www.hewit.com/ Great stuff, good to deal with, a bit pricey. Hewits have been in the leather business for a very, very long time and they know what they're doing. Regards, Marv _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
