Camera restoration, Paul Lehman

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    Re: Metadiscussion
        DON'T SPLIT THE LIST !
        (make an exception for the 3D-Expo (IMHO))

    Re: Digest 1126, Camera restoration, Paul Lehman
        Cleaning the camera body (vinyl/leather)
        I use liseed oil for the cleaning as well as
        for conservation and 'look'. It has no sticky
        remains after rubbing the camera with a soft
        cloth. Use it scarcely.
        But first : Remove the green stuff (copper oxid)
        with a small brush, and then with one of those
        'glass pencils'. BE VERY CAREFUL. Eyes & skin !
        Any alternative in the US ? Then use a very small
        drop of contact-cleaner.
        Don't try to replace the vinyl/leather unless you
        are an expert with the right (=same) material
        at hand. Your camera looks better 'as-is' than
        after a restoration attempt, which makes your
        camera looking clumsy because of 'almost fits'
        IMHO the outside of the camera is not that
        important. The functionality is.
        Use a non-agressive glue to fix the loose ends.
        To get rid of scratches and the like, I use
        Tetanal lackers, which are available in Holland
        for wood & metal, in shiny, matte and flat black.
        Very good stuff, but try it out first on a spot
        that is 'out of sight' to see the effect.
        Please DON'T lubricate anything. Most of the time
        you make things worse. Try your local camera
        store for the stuff abovementioned. Or try
        Edmund Scientific. I don't know what they have in
        stock nowadays. My last catalog has 1971 clearly
        visible on the front page :-)

        A big thanx for John Bercovitz (don't be that
        modest), Bob Wier, Yiing, Elliott and everybody
        else I don't know of or forget, for their great
        work on the Digest. Success Dan.

         Peter van Zuijlekom

         Matter will be damaged in direct proportion 
         to its value


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