How Do i bring back a ruff out seat on a saddle

[BOOTMKR]

I have a 30 yr old saddle that belong to a freind and she wants the seat and the fenders brought back to a ruff out stage. Does anyone have any sugession on how to do it..

The saddle in great shape or I'd replace them.

Lonnie

[joe59]

I have a 30 yr old saddle that belong to a freind and she wants the seat and the fenders brought back to a ruff out stage. Does anyone have any sugession on how to do it..

The saddle in great shape or I'd replace them.

Lonnie

I use a sanding block and a sanding sponge. You can get them at the local hardeware store. To get them back to the rough out stage it takes a lot of time and a lot of elbow grease.

Joe

[broncobuster]

I use a brass bristle brush it is a soft bristle. get the dirt out n pulls up the nap. you can get them at discout stores. they look like tooth brushes. dont use a steel brsh it will be harsh on the suede. Bronc/Bonnie

[gary]

I was once asked to 'recondition' a beautifully made Americal English style rough-out GP saddle that someone had cleaned using neatsfoot oil gel (which is awful stuff at the best of times).

It was too far gone to bring back to 'as new' but I did have some success using, first a sort-of cabinet scraper (made from an old wood plane blade), wire brush, various grades of sandpaper and a brass bristled brush.

Where there had been most wear and smoothing at the cantle top, parts of the seat and the skirts near the knee rolls, it would always look a bit ropey but those parts that had not been hammered too much came up quite nicely.

I think there are instructions form making a cabinet scraper in one of the Stohlman books.

Gary