saving "Dead" leather??

lugerholsterrepair · 02-20-2009, 08:05 PM

David, As your own experience suggests... your task is not an easy one.
I have found that what seems like burned leather is actually leather that has been soaked in gun oil. It often looks blackened and is very brittle. Heat is not likely the culprit here.

I have had little to no real success with rejuvinating this type of damage. This is not the type of thing a Saddler would do..he would replace the offending parts. This is leather blasphemy to some but really..there is little choice.

One example is this..have you ever tried to uncook a hamburger?

Jerry Burney

02-20-2009, 08:05 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	David, As your own experience suggests... your task is not an easy one. I have found that what seems like burned leather is actually leather that has been soaked in gun oil. It often looks blackened and is very brittle. Heat is not likely the culprit here. I have had little to no real success with rejuvinating this type of damage. This is not the type of thing a Saddler would do..he would replace the offending parts. This is leather blasphemy to some but really..there is little choice. One example is this..have you ever tried to uncook a hamburger? Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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