Leather Football Restoration. Bladder Replacement, New Laces, Game Prepping.

Description: Leather Football Restoration. Wilson NFL/GST, Spalding, Nike. Do you have a well loved leather football that is now dried out, sad, flat and hidden away in your closet? Send me your favorite old leather football in need of repair. Service includes complete leather restoration and leather game prepping, a brand new heavy duty latex bladder and either white Wilson Laces or black pebbled NCAA style laces. I’ll provide you my address after purchase, you can mail the ball pushed flat in a bag/shipping envelope to save on postage, will be shipped back well packaged in new shipping box. Turn around time usually 4-5 days, depending on condition of the leather. I have pulled a number of rotting rubber bladders out of old and even relatively new Wilson footballs. Replacement cheaply made rubber bladders have become very difficult to find and are often ridiculously overpriced. I have started using brand new heavy duty latex bladders and have been very impressed with the results. I think the footballs have a bit of a softer feel to them and the grip is fantatic. They are made by a small company in France that takes great pride in the quality of the bladders. The latex bladders weigh about 1.5 oz more then the older rubber bladder. I haven't found this additional weight to be noticeable during backyard play but is something to bear in mind if you're looking for a game ball. Every type of bladder (rubber, butyl, latex) will slowly lose air pressure over time through the valve and these latex bladders are no different. I recommend checking air pressure on a regular basis and adding air when pressure drops to 10 PSI or lower. I also recommend using a lubricant on the valve needle such as glycerin oil or vaseline or any good quality grease - this is very important with any type of bladder/valve to ensure the valve is not damaged. I enjoy taking high quality vintage leather footballs and restoring them to “good as new” condition.

Price: 70 USD

Location: Belton, Missouri

End Time: 2024-02-17T02:12:32.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD