covered at: 'Recover your ugly saddle, Patching Small Hole in Leather Saddle' -in bike.tech archives plus one i cannot find
the goop saving idea is a good one. i mention this again after the saddle, a spec minkow lost a three rounder to a pond pine falling down the trunk in HD touring trim leaving the seat rough sans covering one the abraded side.
I bought a new goop tube and forswore butt grease for several weeks but after a good virgin tolulene spread from the new tube the temp fell from 70 to 50 in 3 hours so i used the antique seat, soldiered on and left the gooped spec in the shop for a week-several days beyond the recommended cure.
the extra cure time results, with a new tube,in a very acceptable "new" skin and is highly recommended.
a caveat the spec saddle is firm. firmness supports the Goop repair which on a sft base would crack here and there. that's not a bad repair but needs to be kept from a downpour then ridden-Goop forced off foam from h20 squeeze out
Goop is self leveling if applied cool or cold on a warm or cool saddle then set in a hot area for curing. i'm in SWFLA and its hot. a good cure takes a week. what that gives on the upper peninsula or portland???
i use a small rectangle cut from a poly water jug-1'"x 2" remove loose material with a new razor spread a line of fresh Goop, cap Goop with extra 1" x 2" spread Goop line. add another line and spread. if you don't [censored] around with it the stuff will self level.
the cover will wear out. razor and peel the loose goop off and reGoop
i been doin this for some time now. itsa good solid repair.
