Posted 2017-12-29 10:45 AM Subject: Darkening a roughout saddle
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Posts: 387
does anyone have any tips?
I love the looks of chocolate/ really dark leather saddles. I can wait 10-12 weeks to custom order one, or I can buy the exact same saddle now but in natural color roughout.
is there a way to darken to saddle without ruining the saddle or my pants? or am I best to just wait??
Posted 2017-12-29 11:03 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas
I would wait and just get the color of leather that you are wanting. I have tryed to darking a few saddles in my time and they hardly ever come out the color that I had in mind. They would darken up but not how I had picture them ,lol. So to me it would be better to order what you want.
Posted 2017-12-29 11:21 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
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Posts: 889 Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness
I use olive oil on all of my saddles. It will darken them SOME, but I don’t think you will get the color you are wanting. I’d just order what you want and wait!
Posted 2017-12-29 11:33 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
Elite Veteran
Posts: 883 Location: Southern Indiana
A few coats of neatsfoot will darken the saddle a couple shades but trust me I’ve tried to darken a chestnut roughout and it got a few shades darker and looked pretty but you will just never get it to a dark chocolate. Order the darker one. You’ll be much happier.
Darkening a roughout saddle
