Re: [CR]Rejuvenating old leather saddles

(Example: Framebuilding)

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 02:09:55 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Rejuvenating old leather saddles
From: "greg arnold" <greg@nofatcomm.com>
To: <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <HBECIOPCNPKEJLCJBKNKOEKHJHAA.dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>


Did you try Connelly Hide Food? Many applications, over several days, have done wonders for old british auto seats

Greg arnold nyc

David Bilenkeydbilenkey@sympatico.ca7/12/04 10:42 PM
> Anyone have any sure fire tricks to bring old dried leather saddles (Brooks
> and such) back to a usable state? At the moment I Proofhide any old saddles
> I come across, but I was wondering if anyone had any good way to
> 're-hydrate' these old saddles. I've read Sheldon's mention of soaking with
> Neatsfoot oil for breaking in a saddle, but I'm more interested in getting
> an old saddle that is dry back from the brink of the garbage bin. Is it
> possible? Would Neatsfoot oil help or is a dried out saddle a lost cause?
>
> Thanks for any pointers or suggestions,
>
> David Bilenkey
> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>
>
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