Re: [CR]Dry Brooks saddle. What to do?

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:40:31 -0400
To: Steve Maas <stevem@mail.nonlintec.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Dry Brooks saddle. What to do?
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At 01:25 PM 6/29/06 -0700, Steve Maas wrote:
>I like using a good leather oil: Neetsfoot oil or any kind of baseball
>glove oil.

I was also going to suggest neatsfoot oil, but I've been shot down in the past by the Proofhide crowd, saying that neatsfoot oil breaks down the leather. I've used it to put life back into a dry old Swallow with great success. I've read there are two kinds of neatsfoot oil, water-based and oil-based. My experience is with the water-soluble stuff. Used sparingly, it puts back the moisture that has dried out of the leather. After that you can use any of the oil-based treatments to waterproof the leather.

-john