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Hello, today I was walking home from work with my new bag :

and it started to rain lightly. Much to my surprise I saw the leather reacted and bubbles formed almost immediately. This is quite shocking to me, as

we're talking Sedgwick bridle (shoulders, 3mm thickness), so surely this must be some kind of faulty piece?

I've been inside for almost two hours now, and they seem to be permanent. What a bummer.

Anybody seen this before? I couldn't find much online, but one is this: http://briannadressage.blogspot.no/2012/10/bubbles-on-my-saddle.html

 

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That looks the way veg tan acts when it's not sealed at all, was there a wax buffed in to the leather?

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Hi, yes the leather is literally packed with wax, but maybe it needs additional treatment?

I would have thought this was the most waterproof of leathers, but I may be wrong.

Anybody got some insight as to how one best waterproofs bridle leather?

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Hi Arild, I don't use these nice Bridles leather so you got to contact the tannery and ask. However, I guess is that it is just the wax coming up to the surface and you can brush/buff it off.

Tor 

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I've had this happen to some wallets I made from natural veg tan leather I got from Tandy leather (England).

i dyed and applied leather finishes but nothing worked. I put it down to a bad piece of leather.

ive received other leather from Tandy and wasn't happy with that either.  Since then I've been looking for another supplier. Bridle is so expensive though.

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Seems that others have had the same problem with Sedgwick bridle Arild, have you seen this. Tor 

 

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 You got to let Sedgwicks look at this leather Arild, and post the result here please. Tor 

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It is called spotting.

Abbey england has an article on leather care that mentions it, from their blog page.

Recommends applying a wax finish regularly, as well as avoiding solvents or ammonia, to HELP prevent it... but nothing will make leather fully waterproof.

Can't say you didn't do all of that in this case, but good tips for all of us regardless.

How does it look now that a few months have passed?

Blog post is here:

http://abbeyengland.com/Blog/top-tips-for-taking-care-of-your-leather

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