another spur question....dont wanna steal the other post.....but how do you PROPERLY take care of spurs?? i cut them above and bellow and string onto leather..but 2yrs ago my biggest spurs FELL APART!!! i cut them off after the legs dried a week or so...went to skin them and the spur caps came with them and it all pretty much crumbled....it was a mess and unsaveable..my one set that i got to work kinda turned white..like they dried out..still mostly black but they kinda dried out it looks like.....what should i do to clean them and preserve them?? cut and clean them right away?? how can i keep the color?? any help? thanx