Maintaining a Leather Bellows

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I have been suprised that there have been no answers to the question about bellows maintenance. I will ask it again, and hopefully someone will respond: how about it? anybody have any ideas re: bellows maintenance?

-- Bill Lindley (Adley@netcom.com), May 03, 1999

Answers

Lexol leather conditioner is a product that has been recommended from time to time. Never use neat's Foot Oil as it can dissolve the glue binding the bellows together. Ditto anything with Silicon, sprays, Armor-All, etc. Try a leather goods store like Tandys and read the labels on all the products. Also, you could contact Ron Wisner at his website and get his input.

-- Sean yates (yatescats@yahoo.com), May 04, 1999.

Or check with Steve Grimes@ http://www.skgrimes.com/index.htm#nav

-- C MATTER (cmatter@riag.com), May 04, 1999.

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