Reader John DeFeo has been restoring vintage pinup photos for two years and he's decided to share some of his rescue efforts with you, his dearest friends...
Here's a sample before and after of the restorative power's of John's hand (or is it his Photoshop?)
Hot damn, indeed. John explains his process, during which each photo was
"blasted with a compressed air treatment, cured with a non-abrasive treatment called Vitafilm, scanned at 5400 dots-per-inch, and retouched to remove stray hairs, dirt, water stains, holes, scratches, and restored to original color..."
View the full collection here. Unrelated top photo via this link.
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