From Horse Tack Care experience:
Only suggestion is to keep saddle soaping and oiling until all the
leather looks the same color. Saddles normally darken with age with
this method, "blending" all the wear and tear into a "patina".
Susan
On Aug 11, 08, at 8:49 AM, Land of Oz wrote:
It's not a costume related problem, but if any of you work with
leather, maybe you have some suggestions for me?
Last weekend I reupholstered a chair with leather. It's nice, full-
grain supple calf like they sell for making chaps. It's smooth side
up and reasonably easy care -- BUT -- I still planned to put some
saddle-lac or other finish on it before we used it.
I left Wed. to visit my mom and told everyone to stay out of that
chair until I got back. Well, no one sat in it, but my son and his
friend ate tacos in the living room (grrrrr) and the dim-wit friend
set his dinner plate on that chair. The plate must have been greasy
on the bottom, because now there is a black half circle on the seat
of the chair! It looks just like someone set a wet paint can on the
seat.
Any ideas on how to get it off or at least lighten it? As an
absolute last resort, I might have enough hide left over to cut
another piece and re-do it, but *damn* I don't want to do that
again! Not only do I not want to put even more work into the chair,
I was hoping to use the rest of the hide to do the top of the ottoman.
grrrrr.... teenagers!
Denise B
Iowa
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