steve weaver Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I have an older Toyo 45A field camera that has developed some pin holes in the top creases of the bellows. Other than replacing the entire bellows is there a recommended repair substance to fill up the holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene_singer Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Stephen, if you can see pinholes in the top creases, there are probably pinholes in other places on the bellows. Time for a replacement. Meanwhile, try black gaffer's tape, or black plastic electrician's tape, as a temporary fix. The Toyo bellows is made of a flexible plastic material that resists most types of silicone adhesives from adhering to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kadillak6 Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Bostick and Sullivan sells a bellows repair kit that works great and can tackle this problem very effectively. You can also use a textured rubber coating from Rustoleum (Grip and Guard) that folks use to dip plier grips into to give them a coating. It comes in black and can be found at hardware stores at about $3-$5 a can. This option can work well if you only have pin holes as it is flexible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_coppin Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 There is a product called "liquid electrical tape" available at marine chandleries for sealing electrical connections . Works great for bellows. Its flexible, so stretch the bellows out to the maximum you would use, apply LET in a thin layer (enough to block the light) on the inside, Let it cure overnight, and away you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Is replacing the bellows on a Toyo 45A something you can do yourself ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin carron Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Try www.camerabellows.com in Birmingham UK for replacement bellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_walton2 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 After using the liquid tool dip that you can get at Ace Hardware, I finally got my Linhof bellows redone by Camera Bellows and should have done it along time ago. It is beautiful and for all intensive purposes relatively inexpensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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