WTB Ruetter luggage rack.

I have an OG one I might sell

What's OG?

Original. Aka Original Gangster. Aka OG.

Or overpriced German? I would prefer fair priced replica.

I've only ever seen the Lietz/Leitz reproduced in Stainless Steel for around $300.  There is a Reutter on Craiglist in VA for "make offer" so assume its high.

Check with Sierra Madre Collection in SoCal. That had them advertised about a year ago and they may be of some help.

Sierra Madre web site says they are not currently available.

Beck web site advertises them, but it isn't clear if they are available or not.

http://www.beckspeedster.com/s...peedsteroptions.html

 

Got $750 to blow away? http://www.early911sregistry.o...ggage-Rack-356-A-B-C

 

$450 on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Origin...e-Rack-/191540305264

 

Damn man, I didn't even say a price...

Ya need to dialog a price to Marty (so a vulture doesn't swoop in).

I don't need the rack anymore,  Thanks.

Marty--google Dusty Johnson's luggage belts for your new suitcase.  Good looking--the best available out there.

Thanks Jack.  I did reach out to Dusty and his Prices and Product look great but I went with the Orginal look Skinny Straps.  They came natual color and I am slowly coloring them myself using Extra Virgin Olive oil.  Very cool but slow process.  Sandy is not to happy with me right now, LOL.

Could we say Marty has a nice rack now ?

       
       

And no salad dressing.

I'm no expert. But...

http://www.fibrenew.com/blog/d...-oil-to-fix-leather/

 

Woudn't you be better off with a a product meant for leather conditioning? Like neatsfoot oil? Or a "non-oil" conditioner like Lexol?

The neatsfoot gets dark really fast.  I'll see how this goes and then leather treat it.

Sounds like you got it under control, Marty! I vote for Lexol (cleaner & conditioner)! Been using it for years with great results on my cars with leather seats. 

 

My '89 MB (city commuter) cream-puff. 26 years old, 300,000+ miles still looks as god as new.

 

 

 Seats still look like new thanks to proper care and Lexol!

 

I love that car ,Jim.  When you've got something that works stay with it.  I'll trade you a Camry with 100K and a bashed in door.

Dusty told me about another product he really likes called "Leather therapy" which I can buy at local tack shops.  I've used it for years on the saddle leather seats in my King Ranch pickup and when I sold it the seats were quite a bit darker, but had zero tears at the seams and no flex cracks anywhere.  LOVE the stuff.  

 

Have you tried soaking the straps in olive oil and raising the temperature to around 200F (med/high) for 30 minutes?  That will cause the leather pores to open and absorb the oil and the heat should darken things a bit quicker.

I tried leather therapy, but then my wife caught me and my dominatrix at it..

 

You know, 'ol buddy: you keep posting shots of your rides and your cruise spots. You're making it really hard for a shallow person not to resent you

 

... not that I would ever be so shallow. Really. I'm not resentful. At all.

 

You sir, are the man. 

Of course, Mrs. G might have something to say about what gets cooked on her stove!!

Unfortunately I could only "like" this one time.  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

You guys are a bunch of cards......

 

+1 on Lexol products, that is the good stuff.

Paul's neatsfoot gave me an idea because the Olive oil was not giving me the color I was after.  I went to Hobby Lobby and found this stuff.

NICE!! 

Looks great!

Tostado desierto for Café Machiatto!

 

Too funny! Looking great, Marty!

Very nice , Marty!  Will they match your gloves?

No, you gotta blend the tones just like the woods in your house, LOL