Road Cycling - What do you think of melted Proofide?

Hi,
I am going to use Proofide. What I do with boots, when using a waxy treatment, is to place the boot wax in hot water. When it melts, it will soak right in to the leather. I have even used a hair dryer (very gently) to warm the leather so the wax would have a chance to soak in before it solidified. Works great, btw. But it might be too aggressive for a saddle. What do you think?

Late,

I find that the saddle soaks up the proofide fairly quickly so I don't think you'd need to heat it or the saddle. The only area I might try that on is the bottom of the saddle
(the hair dryer that is).

Marty

You dont need to be that aggressive. If you leave the saddle at room temp, overnight, the wax will penetrate sufficiently.
Look at the Brooks website for advice, they warn against over-zealous treatment.

Tastes like chicken.

Well, straight it tastes like crap, but add a little rum and a dash of bitters and it ain't bad!

I agree with Marty & MichaelW. Before the demise of my Brooks (frame broke), I just rubbed in a thin enough coat that there was basically no excess to wipe off the next day. As long as you take decent care of it, the leather won't get very "thirsty."