Darkening a roughout saddle

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zansbeunogal_2268 Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2017-12-29 10:45 AM Subject: Darkening a roughout saddle
Extreme Veteran 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??
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	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.
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Tdove Reg. Apr 2015	Posted 2017-12-29 11:07 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: West Texas	Neatsfoot Oil will darken leather.
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zansbeunogal_2268 Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2017-12-29 11:19 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
Extreme Veteran Posts: 387	the saddle leather is the light natural color, and Im hoping for dark chocolate leather. is this possible with neatsfoot oil?
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Ashley Lynn Reg. Jun 2005	Posted 2017-12-29 11:21 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
Elite Veteran 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!
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2017-12-29 11:27 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
Shelter Dog Lover Posts: 10277	It is very hard to get an even stain, I would wait and order one
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Tdove Reg. Apr 2015	Posted 2017-12-29 11:29 AM Subject: RE: Darkening a roughout saddle
Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: West Texas	zansbeunogal_2268 - 2017-12-29 11:19 AM the saddle leather is the light natural color, and Im hoping for dark chocolate leather. is this possible with neatsfoot oil? Then you will need to wait and order the dark color.
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TheDutchMan01 Reg. Jan 2010	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.
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