Ideale leather saddle

[Drago]

First id want to eye ball it myself, but I'd be think along the lines of...

Bucket if slightly soapy water, fine wet and dry paper to carefully minimise the cracking. Probably never eliminate it totally though.

Rinse clean .

Wrap in a clean cloth, then wrap that in gaffa5 tape to maintain the correct shape while it dries.

Once dry then tension if required.

Then proofide.

That's the process I went through with the Brooks on the Claud, although it wasn't as bad as the one here.

 

[woodbutcher]

Give it a decent burial with full cycling honours !

 

[robsa]

My 2pence worth.
Id scrub it with saddle soap or erasmic shave stick. Let it dry then rub dubbin or proofide into using a bone. The bone will work the dubbin in and smooth the surface out quite a bit. My grandad used to do this when doing old horse tack and harnesses up.

 

[Freds Dad]

@Freds Dad

Will you let us know if the patient survives, please?

I will do my very best with it. I'll seek advice from a local leather worker along with CC and the interweb and keep you all updated.