Restoring Dad's Old Chaps; Blood, Beer & Whiskey Stained

[Cogs]

The one on the right side has its first cleaning. Still lots of stain marks. There's a green tint that becomes more green as I clean them and I have to scrub real hard to get it off. I'm using a leather cleaner BEE Natural cleaner/conditioner (with water) and scrubbing with a hard bristle brush, then a tooth brush (the one I use for my teeth :} ), and then wipe down with a damp cloth.

Pics are 24 hrs after the right one had its first bath. Should I do something else to get those old stains out or just simply call them History?

I'll doll-up the upper leather with our ranch brand and a couple extra tooling & sewing goodies, but I'd like to get these looking and feeling good.

Dad's chaps cut down as chinks. Brother owns. (That's why the LC & JC initials were stamped on each side). I'm hoping to restore these to useable condition again.

Bill

[thenrie]

I tend to like old things left with some "patina". I figure if you clean them too well, you might clean off all the "dad" in them. Might as well buy a pair of used ones off ebay!