01-07-2023, 09:35 PM
The leather has dried out and gone brittle. There is little strength left in it.
Replacement covers are needed, but to help it along in the meantime, a saddler I know said " feed the leather, to restore some suppleness".
When asked what with, he said "any vegetable oil".
I have turned brittle, cardboard - like seat covers into soft material by repeated doses of olive oil.
It won't make them stronger as such, but much less liable to tear.
Replacement covers are needed, but to help it along in the meantime, a saddler I know said " feed the leather, to restore some suppleness".
When asked what with, he said "any vegetable oil".
I have turned brittle, cardboard - like seat covers into soft material by repeated doses of olive oil.
It won't make them stronger as such, but much less liable to tear.