Restoring an old Korona

I picked up yet another Korona on eBay because I just can't get enough of the things. It's a bit musty though. The bellows could do with a good hoover and some nourishment and the metal is in need of polishing. What products are best for cleaning metal and making my bellows and wood supple again. Thanks

Oops, just realized this should be in the repairs and modifications forum.

I found Daly's ProFin a really good product for sprucing up the finish on my old Korona. I cleaned it up with a damp cloth, then put on a coat of the ProFin. It filled in all the little checkered cracks on the ancient varnish and made the whole thing glow. It produces a very hard, durable finish that is easy to touch up. The bellows on mine was so stiff I couldn't use it. I had a new one built.

Peter Gomena

Lexol works well on the bellows. It's a tad expensive, or was when I last bought a bottle, but it revived my Korona 4x5 bellows wonderfully.

- Randy