Huge improvement, IMHO.
Before and after of my saddle dyeing:
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Have since applied a wee bit of neutral shoe polish and buffed it up a bit. Bought some Resolene finishing stuff which is supposed be resilient and waterproof. But reading about it, the stuff can be tricky to apply and all to easy to end up with a sticky and streaky finish so for now I'll go with the shoe polish.
Taste is individual but I'll be much happier with the saddle on the bike now it's been toned down a bit.
Don't wear your favorite pair of pants for the first couple rides 'specially when it's warm out.
Before and after of my saddle dyeing:
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Have since applied a wee bit of neutral shoe polish and buffed it up a bit. Bought some Resolene finishing stuff which is supposed be resilient and waterproof. But reading about it, the stuff can be tricky to apply and all to easy to end up with a sticky and streaky finish so for now I'll go with the shoe polish.
Taste is individual but I'll be much happier with the saddle on the bike now it's been toned down a bit.
Haha, always makes Brits snigger when Americans say pants for trousers 'coz to us that's underpants or shorts. And it never gets warm enough enough in Scotland to go for a ride in me pants.
I find that very interesting that the headlight does not have a traditional bucket, just the front part of a shell.
Well not an expert but I have used Blacking ?? Dont know the English word
It is a special Chemical used to put color on leather Comes in different colors
After that the advice was to put on Leather Grease ( Perhaps not the right word either )
It is a grease used for making leather softer not cracking and also is good for better water resistance
Service men here on forum most likely have used it on gun straps saddles boots and so on
The grease helps at keeping the Blacking in the leather and not ending at the pants
Not saying that it prevents it completely but that was the advice I got
the one I use now looks like that there are better brands
It keeps leather jackets in good shape.
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Yep we used to use dubbin on our rugger boots back in the day when men were men.....and the sheep were frightened!I may be wrong, but I think that stuff is called "dubbin"....