Hi Robert I did a Sopwith Camel one a few years ago, this was in a terrible state and had become delaminated in places amd infact you couldn’t see any markings in the hub. I damped the wood and made up some clamps that they wouldn’t do any damage then re-glued the blades where they were de-laminating. After the glue had set and all was dry I went all over it with fine wire wool, than damped it again let it dry and repeated the wire wool process, I then re-varnished it with “Randolph Spar Varnish”. I was amazed how the rich colour came back, but perhaps I was just lucky also you could clearly see all the markings on the hub, which were practically invisible before. Good luck.
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