Two approaches to this job. 1. Get material for cleaning leather seats from an auto supply store. This will be two items. One will be a leather cleaner and the other will be a glycerin based leather preserver. Approach two is: clean with saddle soap and treat with Proofhide. You can then shine the saddle with shoe polish. Meltonian brand penetrates about as well as any. Nothing will fix the cracking but the foregoing should retard it and make the saddle look better too. Roland Porter, Hinsdale, Illinois
> Hello All,
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\r?\n> I have a Cinelli Campione del Mondo (I believe Mod. 70) quilted saddle that is
\r?\n> well-used but also well-intact. It is, however, showing some slight
\r?\n> cracking/crazing of the leather on the quilted portion of its top. Can/should
\r?\n> this be treated in some way, and if so, what would the experts suggest? My
\r?\n> experience does not extend beyond Brooks.
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\r?\n> Thanks,
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\r?\n> Ed Granger
\r?\n> Lancaster, PA, USA