Red Robin
It Is What It Is
A gifted Ansco Speedex 4.5 has some body leather "lifting" in the front.What might be the best way to secure it safely?😕Camera was produced in the early fifties.
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Ranchu
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Pliobond, but it's kind of a smell I don't like. Generic "Contact Cement" in a tube that is like rubber cement but thinner.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Use contact cement -- spread it thinly on both surfaces that you want to join together, and let it get tacky (maybe 7-8 minutes or so). Then press the body covering onto the body. It will be very secure, but you'll still be able to peel the covering off if you need to.
M Currie
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What I've used with success on lifted leather and the like, which is neither as permanent as Pliobond nor as smelly, is a craft glue called "Alene's Tacky Glue," which you can get at craft stores. It's like a white glue, water soluble, but tackier and it dries a bit rubbery. It sticks very well, but it can be unstuck without ruining things.