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<blockquote data-quote="us56456712" data-source="post: 1202610" data-attributes="member: 19143"><p>They don’t make B72s anymore. People want them for klunkers as it’s what was used back then. Almost all that you can find are in bad shape or if they look good they are so dried out the nose rivets will shortly break away from the leather. I found this one for $30, it’s pretty bad but better than most. The first thing I did was place it in a mop bucket with a gallon of pink RV antifreez completely covering it to soften the leather up. Pink RV fluid contains alcohol, glycerin, a leather conditioner, and polypropylene glycol, a wax and leather conditioner. I occasionally swished the saddle around until it got softer but quit before it got covered with slime. I then gave it a gentle rub with a soft sponge and saddle soap, which contains glycerin. I then swished it in the RV antifreeze. The antifreeze was dirty so some cleaning was done. I then let it dry and rubbed into the top leather two thin layers of marine grade flexible epoxy. I use this flexible epoxy to hold on new fiberglass handles to my splitting maul head as it won’t crack with shock. After it dries I will soak it for a few days in more antifreeze with additional glycerin added. Then dry it and wax it. I hope this keeps the top leather finish from further peeling off and that the cracks in the leather become stabilized. We’ll see.[ATTACH=full]183519[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]183520[/ATTACH]</p><p>Dirty antifreeze after washing the saddle.[ATTACH=full]183521[/ATTACH]</p><p>Saddle with flexible epoxy rubbed in.[ATTACH=full]183523[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]183524[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="us56456712, post: 1202610, member: 19143"] They don’t make B72s anymore. People want them for klunkers as it’s what was used back then. Almost all that you can find are in bad shape or if they look good they are so dried out the nose rivets will shortly break away from the leather. I found this one for $30, it’s pretty bad but better than most. The first thing I did was place it in a mop bucket with a gallon of pink RV antifreez completely covering it to soften the leather up. Pink RV fluid contains alcohol, glycerin, a leather conditioner, and polypropylene glycol, a wax and leather conditioner. I occasionally swished the saddle around until it got softer but quit before it got covered with slime. I then gave it a gentle rub with a soft sponge and saddle soap, which contains glycerin. I then swished it in the RV antifreeze. The antifreeze was dirty so some cleaning was done. I then let it dry and rubbed into the top leather two thin layers of marine grade flexible epoxy. I use this flexible epoxy to hold on new fiberglass handles to my splitting maul head as it won’t crack with shock. After it dries I will soak it for a few days in more antifreeze with additional glycerin added. Then dry it and wax it. I hope this keeps the top leather finish from further peeling off and that the cracks in the leather become stabilized. We’ll see.[ATTACH type="full" alt="D35DF206-2075-4C1E-800A-730E83F3E667.jpeg"]183519[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="F75D0FF3-CDFA-43B2-8B12-DD9326126029.jpeg"]183520[/ATTACH] Dirty antifreeze after washing the saddle.[ATTACH type="full" alt="image.jpg"]183521[/ATTACH] Saddle with flexible epoxy rubbed in.[ATTACH type="full" alt="image.jpg"]183523[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="image.jpg"]183524[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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