Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - brooks saddle

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abraxas
04-22-04, 10:34 AM
this is purely an esthetic thing but the copper rivets on my saddle are too shiny. any way to tarnish them a bit? it's actually a used seat that i bought off ebay but maybe the seller polished them.

pitboss
04-22-04, 10:51 AM
gun bluing maybe?
robertsdvd
04-22-04, 10:55 AM
']gun bluing maybe?

Ride, they should wear out... or rub it every night heh... I'd venture to say that unless you were very careful with the gun bluing... it might do ... odd things to the leather?

jzawodny
04-22-04, 12:26 PM
this is purely an esthetic thing but the copper rivets on my saddle are too shiny. any way to tarnish them a bit? it's actually a used seat that i bought off ebay but maybe the seller polished them.

Chances are that your backside will just re-polish them if you are riding enough!

jtz
skitbraviking
04-22-04, 01:16 PM
Chances are that your backside will just re-polish them if you are riding enough!

jtz

Seconded
superchivo
04-22-04, 01:43 PM
let it sit in the basement for six months?
Jonny B
04-22-04, 02:33 PM
Get your hands all sweaty (don't want to know how you do it though :) ), then rub the rivets with your fingers. The sweat should gunk 'em up good. Might take a while though. But with a bit more riding under your wheels they'll have a nice patina on them eventually.
roadfix
04-22-04, 02:41 PM
let it sit in the basement for six months?They'll turn into a nice green tinge in 25 years....