[LargeFormat] Bellows Repair using Acrylic Paint

[Roger Klinkenborg]

I have had great success with the gesso in bellows maintenance. I started
using it about 4 years ago, and the same bellows continue to function well
even when camera movemets are extreme.
Roger Klinkenborg

>The gesso which I've used on canvases when preparing to do a painting,
>has some plaster or other form of gypsum in it.  While it's somewhat
>flexible I can't imagine that it would last long on the folds and
>corners of bellows... that's unless it's something new that I haven't
>tried yet.
>--
>
>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>
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>
>philip lambert wrote:
>>
>> As to black acrylic, large tubes are on sale cheaply in the artists'
>> supplies display in W H Smith in Bromley and presumably other towns. Gesso
>> is more specialised but I don't doubt several London specialists would sell
>> it..  What concerns me is how well these unconventional materials would last
>> on the corners of the bellows folds.PL
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Roger Klinkenborg" <angulon@opencominc.com>
>> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Bellows Repair using Acrylic Paint
>>
>> > Re: large format bellows repairs
>> > I have had very good success with Black Gesso, the compound used to prime
>> > or coat canvas before painting. It is UV, water resistant, and remains
>> > flexible, even for 30" bellows on a B&J camera.
>> > R. Klinkenborg
>
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