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Hope This Isn't A Stupid Question..

Bubba JoelBubba Joel Member Posts: 5,161
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
I just got my two leather holsters in that I posted about the other day.. My question is, do you treat the leather with any type of treatment & if you do what do you use?

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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Man, what a stupid question, I can't believe you did not research this before you ordered, this has got to be the stupidest question ever posted here. I just can't get over how stupid it is....



































    Well actually I am just kidding.[}:)] I don't usually treat brand new leather, but Pecards is the stuff you want.

    http://www.pecard.com/en-us/pg_18.html
  • Bubba JoelBubba Joel Member Posts: 5,161
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    Man, what a stupid question, I can't believe you did not research this before you ordered, this has got to be the stupidest question ever posted here. I just can't get over how stupid it is....



































    Well actually I am just kidding.[}:)] I don't usually treat brand new leather, but Pecards is the stuff you want.

    http://www.pecard.com/en-us/pg_18.html


    [:D]* a rope.. Thanks Bro..
  • COLTCOLT Member Posts: 12,637 ******
    edited November -1
    ...Lexol, one of the best conditioners going...great for holsters...and boots, saddles. Cavenders, feed store(some), saddle shops will carry it. Breaks in new holsters great, and isn't oily like mink oil and neets foot...good stuff...[;)]




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  • spanielsellsspanielsells Member Posts: 12,498
    edited November -1
    I second Lexol. I've been using it to treat leather horse saddles for years -- never had a problem with it and if you ignore the leather, the Lexol will keep it supple anyway.

    FWIW I think Wallyworld even carries it.
  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Leather??? FOR A HOLSTER to hold a REAL GUN?

    Oh My Gawd; What kind of monster are you?

    Have you never heard of ballistic nylon? Have you gone daft old chap? [:D][:D]

    The wife uses Lexol too. good stuff.
  • hughbetchahughbetcha Member Posts: 7,801 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the holster has not been molded to the gun you can do so before applying mink oil or some other leather treatment.

    Molding holsters takes a little guts but you get the hang of it after a while. Soak the holster in hot water for a half hour, then put the gun in the holster, after spraying gun with wd-40 or wrapping in thin plastic wrap. Let leather dry for a day or so. Remove gun and clean thoroughly making sure to scrub off any rust. Holster is now ready. Gun is now ruined..just kidding.. The holster makers use replica guns to mold their holsters.
  • Bubba JoelBubba Joel Member Posts: 5,161
    edited November -1
    quote:The wife uses Lexol too. good stuff.

    OK, I'm not gonna ask what she uses it on..[:D][:D][;)]
  • jimkanejimkane Member Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    there is no such thing as a stupid question.... just morons who ask questions..... [:D][8D][:D] just kidding
  • Rebel_JamesRebel_James Member Posts: 4,746
    edited November -1
    I use Pecards on all my leather motorcycle gear, and my Civil War shoes!

    I first found Pecards when I started Civil War reenacting back in '95. Shoes from that era were not made to be anything close to waterproof. Some were even made with little wooden pegs holding the soles onto the shoes!

    I bought some Pecards and treated my Civil War shoes with it. At a reenactment in Franklin, TN, it was raining. NO, it was a FLOOD! I was walking in mud, and water puddles for most of a weekend. My shoes did not leak a drop!

    Later, when I started riding motorcycles again, I continued to use Pecards products. You can't go wrong with Pecards.

    http://www.pecard.com/
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