Hi everyone! Thank you all for your responses. I've done some more research and it seems like contact cement is the way to go; Plio-Bond being a brand of contact cement. I'll let you all know how it turns out.
Hi everyone! Thank you all for your responses. I've done some more research and it seems like contact cement is the way to go; Plio-Bond being a brand of contact cement. I'll let you all know how it turns out.
Gosh, some of you guys are sure trying hard to ruin your camera! What you want is Barge Cement, the same thing shoe
repairmen use for leather and rubber. It remains pliable under a wide variety of conditions. It is used like a contact cement,
as is it's wimpy second cousin, Plio-Bond. But don't use regular contact cement or some goofy construction adhesive that goes brittle in a matter of weeks.
Drew, this is why we are asking. Installing new bellows is not cheap and the first time for me will be nerve wracking. The wrong goo, can ruin a week, not just a day.
I would love even more tips, on how to exactly do it. I have several cameras that need bellows. I even have the replacement bellows, but until I am confident in glue and procedure they will wait.
I have worked with all kinds of contact cement and I never liked any of them. 3M Weather strip adhesive is pretty strong, but, I never trust it. I replaced aa unreplaceable window in my van with a homemade lexan window and fastened it in place with double sided 3M Weather strip TAPE, and that stuff is really sticky, but I doubt it is the first choice of anyone for bellows.
I am amazed at the job, someone did replacing bellows on cameras, I know do not have original bellows. No trace of the sticky glue and those bellows are stuck very well.
I am sure I am not the only one that is awaiting advice. As we all know there are few camera shops doing this repair anywhere in the world.
Thanks for the tip on Barge Cement, non-drying would be a good feature.
Tin Can
Randy - 3M makes so many different products that it's bewildering. The problem is finding them, or even navigating their
hopelessly convoluted website. Products are distributed thru multiple divisions which don't speak to each other; and there are
some remarkable adhesives in tech divisions which you simply won't find in any home center or hardware store, not will you
find anyone at 3M able to answer questions. I do 100K per yr with them here, and told them I could triple that business if
anyone could help us navigate the product maze. Even that kind of money didn't get their interest, and I eventually gave up on them. But good ole Barge Cement it tried and true, and readily available. Read the instructions and follow them. I've only
repaired bellows, never made em. But I have ordered custom bellows from some outfit in Florida with satisfaction.
Always test on something of less value first, regardless ...
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