Stain on Leather saddle bags

[Deadeye Don]

Howdy,   I just bought this on Ebay.  There is a stain on one side.  I was wondering if anyone would know if this can be removed or at least touched up a bit.  I do not have the bag  yet so I really don't know what made the stain although the seller thought it was due to "age". 


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[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Howdy Don, nice bags , if it were me , I would leave them alone, it just gives them character, some times when we try to make things perfect again, we can make things worse, about all I would put on these bags would be some www.skidmores.com leather cream, you know Johnny McCrae, he carry's it now and you can get it from him. The Skidmores Leather Cream will put new life back into the leather and help preserve it. You could tell anyone that asked what the stain is from that it's blood stains from a gun fight.

           There will be others that will chime in on this, and maybe they will have a magic cure, either way , these are beautiful bags, stain in all.


                              Regards

                           tEN wOLVES 

[Deadeye Don]

Thanks Ten Wolves.  I do indeed know Johnny.   I have some Lexol at home I may try first.  You have a good point about leaving the stain alone.  I couldn't believe these bags when I first saw them on Ebay.  I ended up getting them for $100 with free shipping.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

 That's a great bargain Don, and these bags should last you a life time if cared for properly, Lexoil will put  important nutrients back into the leather, and Skidmores Leather Cream put on last will also condition and protect them.

                           Thanks for sharing pard

                              tEN wOLVES  

[Kid Terico]

I agree with what TW said. I think you will just mess them up . They look good just the way they are. KT

[Freedom]

 I have a set of bags that have a stain like that and it was from a bottle of LA200 (cattle injectable Penicilin) breaking in the bag.....

But because the stitches are not stained and the stain does not appear to have pooled in the bottom...,,  I would say it looks like an iron or brass oxidation stain... if it is, you can greatly reduce or remove the stain by applying Oxilic Acid solution... it won't hurt a thing and just might make the stain totally disappear... just don't rub it too hard.. (you are trying to reverse a chemical reaction here...not rub/wash out a stain)

I would sure use Skidmore's over the Lexol...(but I guess that is just my opinion).

[JD Alan]

+ 1 on the Skidmores over the Lexol!

After looking at the bags (nice find by the way) I can see why you would want to try to remove the stain. Once again personal taste jumps to the front.

Some guys would be happy to leave it and tell a story, while others would want to lessen the impact. Either way is right, depending on the the owner of the bags.

From my experience Freedom is one sharp guy, so I'd not be afraid to count on his experience on cleaning the stain up, if that's the direction you want to go.