Members BondoBobCustomSaddles Posted September 15, 2011 Members Report Posted September 15, 2011 Between Art and Spinner, they pretty much nailed it. I use the same methods, also I have experimented with a product called simply green. It seems to also give good results. Bob Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted September 15, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted September 15, 2011 Addressing the other part of the OP, the part about cleaning leather, I thought I'd share a bit I read on Leatherchemists.org. From what they were discussing (in a thread about a realllllllly old saddle) using saddle soap that is alkaline (uses lye as one of the ingredients), it's entirely possible to change the pH of the leather to the point that it can crack and/or rot. Leather is slightly acidic, and changing the chemical properties of it will lead to changing the physical properties as well. It's also possible to wash the tannins out (presuming veg-tan) and have the leather revert to semi-rawhide, which can rot. Interesting stuff to read over there, but you do need a pretty deep understanding of the actual chemistry. http://www.leatherchemists.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68&KW=century Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
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