covered at: Recover your ugly saddle, Patching Small Hole in Leather
Saddle in bike.tech archives
plus one i cannot find
the goop saving idea is a good one.
i mention this again after the saddle, a spec minkow lost a three
rounder to a pond pine falling down the trunk in HD touring trim
leaving the seat rough sans covering one the abraded side.
I bought a new tube and forswore butt grease for several weeks
but after a good virgin tolulene spread the temp fell from 70 to 50 in
3 hours so i used the antique seat, soldiered on and left the gooped
spec in the shop for a week-several days beyond the recommended cure.
the extra cure time results, with a new tube,in a very acceptable "new"
skin and is highly recommended.