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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 3800614" data-attributes="member: 42584"><p>My parents owned an operated a shoe/saddle repair business for 30+ years. I was literally raised teething on leather skivings (strips) and learning shoe repair as a kid.</p><p> </p><p>What is happening is that the tanning oils and salts are leeching out of the badly tanned leather, which was then coated with a dye that did not penetrate well because of the underlying oils, then it was polished using a low quality coating/wax.</p><p>Because of the bad tanning job you may never fully be able to prevent the oil/salts from leeching, BUT, you can reduce it to a negligible level.</p><p>Thoroughly clean the knife sheath with <em>Saddle Soap,</em> let it air dry at room temperature <strong>away from direct sunlight</strong>, then do it again. It may take several times before the [<em>Saddle Soap</em>] foam no longer shows any (or very little) color from the leather - let it air dry well.</p><p>After it's dried well, test the leather by rubbing a white microfiber cloth or cotton ball across it several times to see if and how much color comes off. If the amount is 'livable' then you can redye the leather if desired, let dry, then rub in a couple of <strong>light</strong> coatings of <em>Mink Oil</em>, polishing between applications. Finely coat with a good leather (not liquid) polish and buff to desired shine level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 3800614, member: 42584"] My parents owned an operated a shoe/saddle repair business for 30+ years. I was literally raised teething on leather skivings (strips) and learning shoe repair as a kid. What is happening is that the tanning oils and salts are leeching out of the badly tanned leather, which was then coated with a dye that did not penetrate well because of the underlying oils, then it was polished using a low quality coating/wax. Because of the bad tanning job you may never fully be able to prevent the oil/salts from leeching, BUT, you can reduce it to a negligible level. Thoroughly clean the knife sheath with [I]Saddle Soap,[/I] let it air dry at room temperature [B]away from direct sunlight[/B], then do it again. It may take several times before the [[I]Saddle Soap[/I]] foam no longer shows any (or very little) color from the leather - let it air dry well. After it's dried well, test the leather by rubbing a white microfiber cloth or cotton ball across it several times to see if and how much color comes off. If the amount is 'livable' then you can redye the leather if desired, let dry, then rub in a couple of [B]light[/B] coatings of [I]Mink Oil[/I], polishing between applications. Finely coat with a good leather (not liquid) polish and buff to desired shine level. [/QUOTE]
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