Alright I have decided to go full blown restore on my camera, I didnt see any restoration areas in the forums but if there are I will move this there!
I would like some viewpoints, opinions and pictures, pictures, pictures if possible.
Im starting with the bellows and my first question is, do most prefer a Flat, semi gloss or gloss on their bellows, I have this material that I used on my audio treatment in my Home theater and its hard to take a picture of so I will include 2, it falls in between closer to the darker.
Its called Duck cloth and resembles canvas as much as cloth, the original bellows appear to be canvas with paint or a rubbery substance "painted/rolled" on, Im headed to a materials store as well as a leather store to take a gander in a little while.
As you can tell from the pics, the camera is in good but not great shape. Im going for a new but old finish, this is easy enough with cabinet dye and Waterlox original 1909.
Does anyone know if these had a flat, semi, or gloss on the wood when new? You would have to be 110 years old to actually know for sure but is there any way of knowing?
On the lenses, after cleaning, do you guys spray a protective coating on them and if so, same question flat, semi or gloss? My guess was original was a laquer
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