Scuffed leather - treatment?

[JJL]

I had recently put a leather strap on my Rolex and where the strap meets the rounded case, the leather has been scuffed leaving a discolored scuff on the leather.

Is this common and whats the best way to treat this? Apply some kind of oil to darken it back up? I just don't like how it's noticable.

Thanks

[BSOL]

Pics please. Need to see how deep the scuff is. If its light then a quality leather cream should help minimize the damage. If the scuff is through the top coat tanning of the leather then that's another issue (tanning oil or take it to a leather specialist).

[dysondiver]

hard to say without a picture ,, good quality shoe cream ,, like saphir may just do the job , min oil darkens things , but softens and conditions ,,, good old sweat and grease from wear will darken in time ,,, or just call it character and leave things alone ,,,
really just thinking outloud ,,, if its black , magic marker and boot polish and buff ,,,

[JJL]

Here are some pics. It has definitely scraped off the top finish of the leather. Feedback appreciated!

[aprasert]

That seems to be very common with leather straps and rolex 40 mm sport watches. A lot of my straps gets scuffed up in the same area. The 36 mm explorer has no issues.

[dysondiver]

what about a set of endlinks ,, and a touch of boot polish ,, and bull , it in ,, old army term for finger polishing ,
but with the raw edges , its never going to be a sleek look , more rugged , so the finger polish will suit , do the whole strap even

[JJL]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

what about a set of endlinks ,, and a touch of boot polish ,, and bull , it in ,, old army term for finger polishing ,
but with the raw edges , its never going to be a sleek look , more rugged , so the finger polish will suit , do the whole strap even

Thanks for the info, yeah thats what I was thinking, rub something in - just needed to know what would work out best. Not looking for it to be sleek, just to not stand out.

[BSOL]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

what about a set of endlinks ,, and a touch of boot polish ,, and bull , it in ,, old army term for finger polishing ,
but with the raw edges , its never going to be a sleek look , more rugged , so the finger polish will suit , do the whole strap even

+1. Remove the straps, get some black shoe polish then work it in thoroughly. For the ends go over it a few times. With that type of watch you will always get a rub in that area so regular polishing will keep in minimized. Just consider it a TLC ritual once every month or so (depending on the amount of wear).

[dysondiver]

try standard polish ,, if it wont darken it down cream polish will ,, then just bull the whole strap a couple of times and it will look great ,,,
i take it your familiar with the term .. bull ... = rag , finger spit , and small circles . and keep working , should look good in ten mins and epic in twenty.
look forwards to the after pic.

if the polish wont take to the scuffed part , rub it with a little bit of white raw potato first let it dry , then try again. or a magic marker

[JJL]

Thanks for the responses - the strap is actually gray, not black - so Id assume Id want to avoid black shoe polish / magic marker. I'll try cream polish maybe?

[bondtoys]

If you want to use that strap again, curve bend the springbars a little.

The strap is too thick for straight springbars and rubs at the case

[Foxy1]

Just rub a small amount of this on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubbin

[dysondiver]

Originally Posted by JJL

Thanks for the responses - the strap is actually gray, not black - so Id assume Id want to avoid black shoe polish / magic marker. I'll try cream polish maybe?

it will be darker when youve polished it ,,, black standard polish wont take first time .. try the back of the strap first ,,
curved springs is a great idea too ,, although ive never actually liked them.

[Frosty]

I would use the Kiwi Black Leather Dye as a base to make it black using a Q-Tip. This will soak in. Then I would use baby oil or Lexol Leather Care to give it the finish I want. It will also lubricate the leather so the color will not wear as fast. I learned this technique bringing back the bolsters on my leather seats.

[dysondiver]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I would use the Kiwi Black Leather Dye as a base to make it black using a Q-Tip. This will soak in. Then I would use baby oil or Lexol Leather Care to give it the finish I want. It will also lubricate the leather so the color will not wear as fast. I learned this technique bringing back the bolsters on my leather seats.

baby oil goes rancid ,,, try min oil , saphir rejuvinator on car seats ,, its amazing stuff , and smells nice , ive never used anything like it ,, hth