Stock seat

[shirleyz]

Awesome work again David. I am going to ask this, because I have to. What is crocking? At first I thought it was a typo for cracking, but everyone else is saying it too. I'm not familiar with it.

Shirley

[David]

Awesome work again David. I am going to ask this, because I have to. What is crocking? At first I thought it was a typo for cracking, but everyone else is saying it too. I'm not familiar with it.

Shirley

Shirley,

Crocking is the tendency of some colors to rub off (it happens especially with black). For example I did a black praying hands seat for Jeff Cochran for last years Daytona Bike week....He ruined 3 pairs of jeans before he realized all the "dirt" on his butt was actually the dye from my seat..... He'll never let me live it down. Neat Lac seams to stop the rub off, but it does leave a very glossy surface.

Dave

[leathernut]

i have been using pecards for my seats,and havent had any rub offs with dye on anybody yet,thank god.i usually buff until i see no more dye come off,on a light color rag .and then i add couple light coats of pecards and let it sit for a day to then buff off.if i get a stubborn seat where the dye doesnt seem to buff off,i use a piece of denim and lexol..actually give the credit to roger on that secert,works great..just my 2 cents!!

[David]

I've found that leather balm with atom wax is only a temporary fix for crocking. After the wax soaks in or is worn off, the crocking starts again....therefore I go with neat lac

Dave Theobald

[David]

Here are all three of these new seat designs. The girl seat is a photo from one of their ads. They also are using it as a poster give away at the shows. Any guesses as to how many he will reject?

Oh sorry about the girl seat being unfinished. I've run out of lace....expecting more from Jim Downey.

Dave

Edited February 26, 2008 by David

[steveb]

I'm not sure if it is waterPROOF.....I suspect it adds water resistance. I would think that NeatLac would be closer to waterPROOF. But it has a rather harsh shiney finish....not the mellow finish of Leather Balm with atom wax. I think an interesting comparison would be to compare

Leather Balm with Atom Wax

Aussie Leather Conditioner with beeswax

Pecards Leather Dressing

I wonder which would perform the best. Opinions everyone?

Dave Theobald

i like pecards, clear shoe polish, neat lac, pitch blend - all of them - for a seat., i'd use neat lac due to durability, although it is a PITA with antiquing.

my .02

[David]

please see new pics posted above

Thanks

Dave

[ClayB]

Hey David,

If they reject any of the seats, you can send one of them to me. I'd love to have a piece of your art hanging on my wall. I dont get it. If you're gonna have a custom bike, why not have custom seats. And doesn't a custom seat mean "different" than everyone else's? They really need to let you run with your creativity! Do these people have an email address?

All your seats look great David!

Clay

[David]

Thanks Clay,

The encouragement is appreciated.

Dave