October 28, 2009, 05:43 PM | #1 |
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Conditioning holsters
I have read online how holsters should be conditioned with mink oil. My question is, should this be done on the inside as well as the out side of the holster?
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October 28, 2009, 06:41 PM | #2 |
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I use it on the inside. And try to clean it out thr best I can. A tooth brush works well for puting it on and a cloth over the brush to remove what did not rub in.Unless its a suede lined holster and I dont bother the inside... Hope this helps
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October 29, 2009, 05:04 PM | #3 |
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Mink oil impact on holster?
I have had better luck with Neetsfoot oil - like used for baseball and softball gloves. I found mink oil sometimes makes the leather so soft that it looses it's pre-form, and while the pistol still fits, it doesn't have the grip it had when new. My experience with Neetsfoot oil is that it's a great conditioner and doesn't adversely effect the leather preform. Anyone here have a different experience?
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Check with the holster maker - some makers specifically do not recommend applying mink or neetsfoot oil (or other oils) to their holsters because it softens the leather. For example, the Milt Sparks site says:
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October 29, 2009, 09:10 PM | #5 |
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+1 Don H - I learned something.
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I will occasionally put some clear Kiwi wax on my leather holsters, buff 'em up, and let it go at that. Some of my holsters are fifteen years old and still look good and work good.
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October 30, 2009, 03:30 PM | #7 |
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I am not a leather expert.
I read on a luger forum that to care for the old rigid luger holsters you should use Connolly Hide Care.
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October 30, 2009, 05:51 PM | #8 |
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I've used Pecards on holsters for years. Just the right amount of protection without softening the holster. Kiwi works, too.
The trouble with using neetsfoot oil is that most products so marked, now, don't have real neetsfoot oil in them. Not sure that you can buy the real stuff now. |
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I make them...
I make holsters....and rifle slings, piles and piles of them!
Care: Go easy on the oil. VERY VERY VERY easy. A little goes a long way and you can turn a fine piece of leather into a blubbery chunk o' hide easily. I like lexol, it works. (brown bottle). Again, a little goes a long way. No need to clean your holster and oil it daily. You just want to keep the hide "fed" with some natural oils. PM or email with any questions! Andy
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