Another Holster Care question

Geo99 · 09-09-2017, 10:17 PM

I know Connolly Hide Care or lanolin is the best.
I have two holsters that are nice on the outside but VERY dry on inside. Do I rub the stuff on the inside too or just leave it alone?

- Geo

Eugen · 09-10-2017, 06:33 AM

Lanolin is good for leather. I apply it everywhere. My holsters are happy.

DonVoigt · 09-10-2017, 09:09 AM

I would not put anything "inside"; add a little paste to any dirt present and you have a nice abrasive.
Now if you don't put a pistol inside-ever- it does not matter. JMHO.

wlyon · 09-10-2017, 04:38 PM

I would not put anything on the inside. When I treat my holsters with Connollys/lanolin I heat them slightly and then rub in the product. I believe heating opens up the leather pores and allows for deeper treatment. Bill

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DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,355 Times in 2,041 Posts	I would not put anything "inside"; add a little paste to any dirt present and you have a nice abrasive. Now if you don't put a pistol inside-ever- it does not matter. JMHO. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-10-2017, 04:38 PM	#4
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,652 Thanks: 3,210 Thanked 2,613 Times in 969 Posts	I would not put anything on the inside. When I treat my holsters with Connollys/lanolin I heat them slightly and then rub in the product. I believe heating opens up the leather pores and allows for deeper treatment. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon