Originally Posted by
Chris_in_Miami
Very nice work THEJAPINO! I'm impressed with how well the noses of your saddles came out, that's always the most difficult part and it doesn't always work as well for me.
I agree with khatfull about the spray adhesive and I use Weldwood laminate cement also. On the other hand, I like the way your spray approach allows you a rest between the top and the final edge work, I think that may be the key to getting your super-neat finish.
You can take a break between top and bottom with brushed-on contact cement. When you're ready to to the bottom, just run a fresh bead along the remaining material and let it tack up a bit before proceeding, I actually used two coats on the entire leather as it seemed to draw up quite a bit of my contact cement, and I wanted some glue on there. I cinched a couple of toestraps around the center part of the saddle while I was taking a break between sides. Seems like it was wanting to come up in that area.
I didn't even bother masking the rails or seatpan on mine. Excess rubbed right off the rails and I didn't care much about the bottom of the seat pan. The leather scrap I used was too thick, but just barely worked - gonna have to try finding some thinner hide for the next go around.
Thanks so much for the walkthrough, THEJAPINO!
Reupholstered SDG Bel-Air saddle. by
Lester Of Puppets,