anyone have a killer home made beef jerky recipe?
Do not use shoe polish on a saddle, or any other sort of tack- It doesn't stain the leather, it sits on there, and rubs off in a ride or two- It will get on your pantsI'd rub at it with a dry cloth, or, if you don't want to work hard, wear crummy sweat pants you want to throw away and ride in it for an hour or so Contact a professional- Someone who repairs tack or shoes or other leather goods for a living- and pay them to dye the saddle black again, using a leather dyeI know it can be done rather easily, and it's usually not expensive at all to get doneIf you actually dye the leather rather than polishing it, you'll find that you don't get black all over your saddle pad, seat, legs, and horse when you ride I can't see the picture, but generally speaking there's a level of rust you can get rid of with a metal polish, and a level that you'll never be able to get rid of because it's really corrosionGet a good metal polish and go at it, but often with older saddles there's some corrosion/flaking off of the outer metal that makes it impossible to get perfect again.
First of all, you might want to use a good leather cleaner, not necessarily a conditioner, to remove the shoe polish.as it will get on your clothingYou can buy leather dye at any boot/shoe repair shop and dye it yourself.for the rust on the buckles, you can use white vinegar and either steel wool or aluminum foil to remove itSometimes CLR works just as good, but I like to start with vinegar, as it is going to harm nothingLastly, a good leather conditioner like Leather New will do just fineI would still wear an older pair of riding pants the first time that I rode it if I were you.
cute saddle!! use steel wool or a brillo pad to get rid of the rustthe reason the color came off is because that is the finish on the saddlethe shoe polish will wear off on your pantsyou can get leather refinisher, or just get a leather stain/dye or oil that will darken that one areagood luck!
Get a good quality leather soap from your tack shop, a towelling cloth that has a slight abbrasiveness that will not scratch the saddle but will help lift the shoe polishUse lots of elbow grease and get the saddle back to it's original colour before you used the shoe polish Take it to a saddle maker or leather shoe maker and ask them to dye the leatherI would go with a dark brown as apposed to black as brown is a more natural colour and won't require as much maintenance as black wears alot easierIf you go to a saddle maker you can also ask them to replace the D rings and check the saddle doesn't need restuffing and ensure the girth straps are sturdy Alternatively get some wet metal sandpaper from a hardware store and sand down the D ringsThis will remove all the rustPolish with Bronzo or a similar metal polish Polish the saddle regularly with a good quality leather conditionerThis will not rot the leather and stitching like leather oil does Lastly I like to use a sheepskin shoe shiner to shine up the leather and rub the remaining conditioner into the leather.
