Thread: Strop Restoration - Martin J Rubin

I wiped it down with a damp rag last night and it got pretty dark. (The surface of the leather.) I hope it lightens back up. I used just a little saddle soap on the damp rag too. As I was wiping it down, the cut was really lifting up, almost like its delaminating from the top surface. My initial gut feeling is that I will be able to lift it up and apply a little rubber cement under it and then clamp it flat. I'll probably lightly sand and then begin the slow neatsfoot conditioning process. The first round of Oxi-Clean linen cleaning went really well and after just one round it actually looks pretty nice. I only lost some of the "S" in "Special Linen"

A couple of issues have come up. I am using Frielings Saddle Soap and it says to "lather up" but for the life of me I cant get any lather. It stays more like mink oil. Second, do you recommend neatsfoot or should I use a leather "conditioner". Lots of tack shops where I live so I have access to both