RE: Bellows patching magic

Richard Sullivan (richsul@roadrunner.com)
Tue, 18 Nov 1997 20:20:00 -0700

<x-rich> At 03:45 PM 11/18/97 -0700, you wrote:

>>I've been using Duro Plastic Rubber for years.

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>I used this to restore the bellows on a seventy year old banquet camera. It

>does work well and dilutes with paint thinner. However I find that once dry

>it is still rather tacky. This is a problem with a field camera that is

>folded and the bellows is compressed; the folds stick together when

>opening.

Funny, my new (it may have been made 20 years ago) bellows from Calumet for the C1 sticks together. When I crank it out it pops loose. The Elastoseal doesn't stick too much, a little at first, but It dries out in a few days.

Dick Sullivan

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