Tank Strap For A 105Th Anniversary Softail Custom

[leatheroo]

There were four layers of leather..three were about 2.5mm thick and then on the bottom i stuck a very thin layer of soft sheep skin leather to protect the tank. The top two were veg tan and the main biggest piece was a piece of leather that i had that looked like veg tan but was a bit softer and would mould to the tank shape. To protect it i used first neatsfoot oil followed by Renaissance wax which is mainly beeswax and then sprayed the whole thing with a spray craft gloss.

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[Spinner]

That is very nice! I'm getting rid of the thin plastic cover on my Tour Glide Classic at the first opportunity. The lacing really gives the piece a lot of class. In my case, it will give me way to fit the metal ridge on the tank. The original plastic molded piece fits over the ridges. It's been in place since 1987 and is getting cracked and shredded around the edges.

Did you use any protective finish to keep water marks off?

What kind of leather did you use?

Just a side note Kurt. Since this will be for your bike and you'll be doing the upkeep/care, check out Pecard's motorcycle kit. It's leather finish kit that many of the seat makers use and I have started using for my tank bibs. Great stuff and 2 out of the 3 parts are waterproofing finishes. $20 for the whole kit. Direct Link to the motorcycle kit