Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
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Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby christianeh » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:40 pm
This is the condition it was in when I bought it. I kind of liked the worn-in look, however, I want my saddle, grip-tape and toe straps in matching leather so I made up my mind to reupholster it.
First step was to take off the side and back plates. A little bit drilling and prying with the pliers got the rivets off.
Pulled the original leather off trying not to screw up the foam. It came off fairly well and the foam underneath was in good condition.
Went to the LLS (local leather shop ) to get some leather and rivets. Settled on a light brown pig skin - it's very supple and I think my ass will like it. I cut out a section the size of the saddle, allowing for some excess.
Applied some adhesive to both the saddle and the leather, let it dry for about a minute then starting from the top, glued the leather on, working my around the sides and nose. The nose was tricky because there was so much excess leather there it took a bit of work to not get it all bunched up.
Then it was just a matter of trimming the excess leather and gluing it down around the inside. Got the metal polish out and polished up the metal plates. Unfortunately it lost its gold colouring (which I knew would happen) but it polished up fairly well. There was some pitting on the back plate, but as I always say, it adds to its character and its story Repainted the red San Marco Rolls lettering with some hobby paint. Below is the final product.
I am very pleased with the outcome and am really keen to try to do a few more saddles but with some patterns or perforations etc.
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby Stepr » Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:51 pm
How have you secured the leather up under the seat - have you just glued it?
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Postby ldrcycles » Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:14 pm
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby familyguy » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:53 pm
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby christianeh » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:52 pm
Yeah, I just glued it around the edge. I had about 1.5cm excess around the inside.Stepr wrote:How have you secured the leather up under the seat - have you just glued it?
This is the first time I have recovered a saddle but from what I have read in my research is that sometimes the foam is shot to hell and needs replacing. So I guess that you should be able to add more foam.ldrcycles wrote:That's an excellent job! Do you know if it's possible when recovering a saddle like this, to add more foam? I have a San Marco Daytona which is a good shape but very light on padding (i wouldn't touch that one though as it's in near new condition, but interested for some of the cheapy Viscount ones i have lying around).
I think it was slightly thinner than 1mm. Hopefully it's tough enough to withstand some constant wear.familyguy wrote:Top work. I've basically failed at trying to recover a couple of saddles, but I think its through inappropriate selection of leather/covering material. How thin was that stuff?
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Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:47 am
I have several that need replacement or your fab treatment.
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby cycles gitane » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:05 am
Technical question. How did you cut the background out of the after pictures?
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby christianeh » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:06 pm
I take the photos with a white background (usually a white bed sheet or something similar) and then I just use photoshop to edit it out. I use the magic select tool to select the areas I want then colour them white. Easy stuffcycles gitane wrote:Well done on the recovering. Looks very nice.
Technical question. How did you cut the background out of the after pictures?
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby __PG__ » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:29 pm
How long did you 'last' the leather over the foam for (i.e. hold the stretched leather in position?). I know that shoes are 'lasted' for usually a few weeks to ensure they maintain their shape.
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby christianeh » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:17 am
The adhesive was rather strong so I didn't need to last it more than a minute or so until it stayed in place.__PG__ wrote:How long did you 'last' the leather over the foam for (i.e. hold the stretched leather in position?). I know that shoes are 'lasted' for usually a few weeks to ensure they maintain their shape.
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby LG » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:16 am
It looks like a great job to by the way.
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:40 am
if it is chrome tanned leather (ie soft and pliable) I would have thought lasting would have no enduring effect. If the leather was vegetable tanned (stiff as a board) then soaked in water and lasted, it will have shape retained.LG wrote: Has the non-lasting of the leather mentioned in a previous post had any effect?
I have only played with Brooks type saddles requiring vegetable tanned leather to retain the shape.
more examples of recovering a non Brooks saddle
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Re: Selle San Marco Rolls Restoration
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