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     Glenn Tinkerer Username: Glenn Post Number: 285 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
Never refinish such an honest camera as this example, you will ruin the patina of age and use. If the rub/scruff marks on the leather are a distracting lighter colour, careful use of a black wax boot polish can make all the difference. This is all the cosmetic work I do on a camera like this. If I was constructing a working example from a number of wrecked examples, then I have a different approach - In this case I always refinish the 'bitsa' to original fresh factory finish. This is the route I take in motorcycle restoration, so I feel the same criteria should hold for cameras. |