Try Balistol, any gunshop. Use on wood metal or leather. Invented Prior to WWI by the German Military as an all purpose oil for the soldier it was approved in Europe for internal and external use until a few years ago. Test on plastic sample first.
Try Balistol, any gunshop. Use on wood metal or leather. Invented Prior to WWI by the German Military as an all purpose oil for the soldier it was approved in Europe for internal and external use until a few years ago. Test on plastic sample first.
I have some Obenauf's, I've successfully treated my 30-year-old leather jacket with it. My sun-baked Brooks bicycle saddle, not so much, but I'm not giving up on that yet. When i had a Tachihara 4x5 with thin goatskin bellows I treated it with Lexol once a year, and that seemed to work well.
Thanks for all the great suggestions!
My take-away is Lexol for the leather and a light wax on the brass.
I too do not clean the glass surfaces of my lenses. But I have recently gotten anold brass lens that could be 150-170 years old. The glass loolks to be untracked and unscratched, but has about that many years of grime and dust on the front and rear exterior surfaces. Any suggestions for that?
In the old days, I have disassembled any number of lenses from press cameras and just washed the glass elements by hand with dish soap followed by rubbing alcohol. I am leary of doing that. This isn't maintainance, it is restoration and preservation . . .curatorship and stewardship. I want to get it right.
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
When I was restoring a classic Maserati a few years ago I did a lot of research on the topic to bring the original hand-sewn leather seats back to life.
More than a few specialists and owners who had restored multiple vehicles recommended against Lexol. The stuff I ended up using and that seems to be a standard in the restoration business is Leatherique.
http://www.leatherique.com/
Considering how well it worked on my leather interior, I would definitely look into it for any leather you want to keep in good shape or restore to good shape.
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