MrNoob

Another thought: If I cannot get rid of the black stain - is there a more civil (avoiding spilling oil) way to produce such dark coloring somewhat uniformly over the entire saddle ? So perhaps there is some type of dye I could apply to the back side of the saddle that will seep through and produce a similar result ?

Hallo guys (and thanks to the posters - I have consulted this forum a couple of times already by reading relevant threads - now I had to turn from passive to active user) yesterday a friend of mine gave me an almost new brooks saddle. The catch: there is a huge dark stain on it. He had no idea where it came from. I on the other hand am clueless as to whether it could be remedied/removed. Due to the "shimmer" I would assume that somebody managed to spill oil over the saddle - perhaps while he/she was lubing the chain and the cycle was turned upside down. My Questions: What could have caused such a stain ? Could it be removed ? (perhaps by just applying the process of removing oil stains from leather - link ?) If not - I wouldn't mind using the stained saddle but would like to make sure that the "damaged" leather doesn't become moldy etc. How would I do that ? Thanks in advace JD