Dwing8 Report post Posted June 5, 2012 Hi, I'm working on a seat for my motorcycle and I have run into a problem....the original seat cover had an inside seam and threads to pull it in and match the radius of the seat. I'd like to get out of the inside seam and am wondering if the oil tanned leather can be wet formed and stretched to match the seat and not leave the air space. I could fill in that space with foam if that's the best solution and keep everything simple. Would the leather stretch by it's self overtime? Thanks! Dano Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hazymat Report post Posted June 5, 2012 I can't vouch for whether the leather would stretch by itself over time, and if your oil tanned leather is pre dyed then I can't vouch for the fact that wet forming it won't discolour the leather. In fact if you completely saturate the leather it will lose its colour. On the other hand, depending on the cut and exact type of tanning, it's pretty likely that by applying water, you can shape the leather. It won't hold its new shape as rigidly as veg tanned leather would - but then it didn't prior to wetting it anyway... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
