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Old Nov 16, 2024 | 06:02 PM
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Saddle Soap for cleaning and conditioning and, believe it or not, olive oil is good for leather - and you skin, and your innards. Amazing stuff.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2024 | 06:37 AM
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, believe it or not, olive oil is good for leather - and you skin, and your innards. Amazing stuff.
Sorry, I don`t believe it.

Olive oil is not good for leather, it will turn rancid.
 
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I rub down my leather saddlebags with dirty motor oil, gives them a deep reddish brown color.




 
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Old Nov 18, 2024 | 05:11 PM
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I rub down my leather saddlebags with dirty motor oil, gives them a deep reddish brown color.
Dirty motor oil does not turn rancid, so it is better than Olive Oil...
 
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