[LargeFormat] Re: Bellows Patch

[Steve Nicholls]

John Roseborough wrote:
> Frank,
>
> I have used the stuff sold by Bostick & Sullivan as bellows patch.  It 
> is a rubberized roofing patching compound. The stuff takes 4-5 days to 
> completely dry. It remained flexible, light tight and doesn't add 
> thickness like tape. I put it on the bellows of my Seneca 11x14 about 
> 4 years ago and the bellows are still light tight. My bellows are 
> black so the goop doesn't show.
>
> John Roseborough
> Platinum Printer
>
>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:56:33 -0700
>> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: [LargeFormat] Fixing a bellows.... ( yet again....)
>> To: "'f32 Large Format Photography Mail List'" <largeformat at f32.net>
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>> The 11x14 B+J I am working on has holes in the red  bellows corners. 
>> Otherwise it is in pretty good shape.
>>
>> Since more or less all the corners need repair, and the bellows is 
>> around 30+ inches long, and the bellows has 4 corners, there is a
>> LOT of bellows to fix, especially if I try one corner at a time.
>>
>> I remember using a type of tape to run along the bellows corners and 
>> fix the bellows pretty efficiently.  It added to the bulk of
>> the bellow corners ( will not fold as well ) but I do not care.  I 
>> need to get these fixed cheap.
>>
>> ( If I stick with the format, I can always get  a new set from 
>> England... so in the long run, I have a good fix.)
>>
>> Does anyone remember trying this solution?  Comments on materials 
>> that worked?
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i at earthlink.net
>
Now I don't know this from personal experience but a "friend" told me 
that black liquid latex from an -- Adult Emporium -- works very well and 
dries overnight. He fixed his Doff in that way. It can be ordered over 
the net -- so I believe :)