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Location: NC | There was another post recently that someone shared their before and after but I couldn't find it so I thought I would start another. I always LOVE before and afters! I recently got this Martin iron horse and scrubbed it, oiled it, roughed up the rougout, conditioned it, replaced the conchoes, and added saddle strings. Now I would like to replace the rear chinch plates with copper colored ones and maybe replace the stirrups with copper colored ones with grips.
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Location: Desert Land | Good job! Looks great! |
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Location: Desert Land | Here's a custom Coats that I restored for a friend:
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Location: Desert Land | The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
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Location: NC | TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!! |
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Location: NC | FlyingJT - 2015-06-08 10:45 AM
How do you rough up the roughout?
while it was dry I used a metal wire brush and in some places a little sandpaper. once I got most of the caked on dirt off and loosened it up I scrubbed it really good, I cleaned it with lots of water and saddle soap using a plastic dish washing brush like I did the rest of the saddle. |
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| HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 11:03 AM
FlyingJT - 2015-06-08 10:45 AM
How do you rough up the roughout?
while it was dry I used a metal wire brush and in some places a little sandpaper. once I got most of the caked on dirt off and loosened it up I scrubbed it really good, I cleaned it with lots of water and saddle soap using a plastic dish washing brush like I did the rest of the saddle.
great thank you! |
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| TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:36 AM
Here's a custom Coats that I restored for a friend:
How did you make it shine? |
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Location: Desert Land | Threerunner - 2015-06-08 9:36 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:36 AM Here's a custom Coats that I restored for a friend:
How did you make it shine?
It's the leather conditioners I use. Black rock & Caldwell's Miracle Juice. |
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Location: Desert Land | HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
I just used the heavy duty wire brush and roughed it all up. It took a lot of work with it being rubbed out so much. It's not a job for the faint of heart - it looks worse before it looks bertter, LOL. |
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Location: IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD AT LEAST THEY KNOW ME HERE | Saddles look great ??
I love tearing a saddle down, cleaning n repairing. Therapy for me ??
I have used Murphys oil soap. I like a lot.
I also use neets foot oil on all my saddles, after they dry from washing n scrubbing n let me cook in the sun n dry again.
I love leather new or saddle lac on the tooled areas. Shines. |
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| Love this thread! I think while I'm sick I'm going to do my Ammerman, any tips for the back cinch that has "fluff" on it? I'll see if I can attach a picture but it's the same material as those professionals choice cinches and I'm not sure how to wash it!
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| Gosh I need to do mine. It's a Martin and needs a makeover. |
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| cheeka77 - 2015-06-08 7:20 PM
Love this thread! I think while I'm sick I'm going to do my Ammerman, any tips for the back cinch that has "fluff" on it? I'll see if I can attach a picture but it's the same material as those professionals choice cinches and I'm not sure how to wash it!
I use a brush for cats on my wool cinches. It gets the fort and sweat build up plus it fluffs it up too. |
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Location: North Dakota | Wow all those look amazing. My saddle is brand spankin' new and is just sitting in my tack room waiting, but it's really light so I'm sure it'll be getting some lovely staining on the fenders/jockeys...which I hate. |
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| TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 3:27 PM HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
Ok - so, please educate me a bit more on the Caldwell's miracle juice .... how do you use it? Can I work it into rough out?
I've got my fenders fairly clean with sand paper, a stiff dish brush, and lots of warm soapy water followed by clean water and a towel rub. Can I use the Caldwell's after that ...or?
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | lindseylou2290 - 2015-06-09 12:36 PM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 3:27 PM HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
I've got my fenders fairly clean with sand paper, a stiff dish brush, and lots of warm soapy water followed by clean water and a towel rub. Can I use the Caldwell's after that ...or?
Thanks much!!
The Caldwell Miracle Juice won't rot stitching like Neatsfoot oil will.
I used the Miracle Juice on my rough out fenders and I will say I was kind of scared but they turned out great. I would never use any other oil on my roughout fenders. I put the oil in a small spray bottle and spritzed it on. You want light applications and let dry in between and don't ever put your saddle in the sun to dry. Make sure it is in the shade.
For the rest of the saddle I used a small piece of sheepskin and applied light applications until it was where I wanted it. |
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