lube for holster

SE-Okla.shooter · 04-04-2007, 09:22 PM

What is the best product to put on old holsters. Also how and when do you apply it. Thanks Brushy SE Okla.

thegundude · 04-04-2007, 09:28 PM

I use saddlesoap if it's not a collectable. If it's a collectable holster, I usually just wipe it down with a damp cloth.

Navy · 04-04-2007, 09:59 PM

guys, guys, guys...

There is so much posted in the archives on this.

Bottom line: ZERO petroleum based stuff and minimal lanolin based stuff.

Tom A.

lugerholsterrepair · 04-04-2007, 11:58 PM

Ah! The voice of reason appears! Tom is quite correct. Do your research. It's all there. Jerry Burney

alexander04 · 10-27-2007, 12:18 PM

Boiled linseed oil is a very good product for leather. We used to put it on our baseball gloves, with great cleaning and softening results. However, the P-08 holster is such a hard leather that it may not absorb linseed oil. Apply with a clean cloth.

Wm Quinn

crc · 10-27-2007, 05:23 PM

Linseed oil would finish ruining a marginal holster, and would ruin a good holster. Please don't do that. Regards, Randy

alexander04 · 10-27-2007, 05:32 PM

Randy,

Thanks. I had no idea! Sorry. Everyone! Don't use linseed oil!!!

Wm Quinn

alexander04 · 10-27-2007, 05:52 PM

Addendum

I'm an amateur among experts, and I'm sorry for my ignorance. I'll try to refrain from adding my opinion.

Wm Quinn

wlyon · 10-27-2007, 06:57 PM

Wm : Wrong ! Opinions are always welcome, thats what makes this a good forum. When beginners/experts or whatever do not speak out we have nothing. Don't get scared away!!! Welcome Bill

crc · 10-27-2007, 07:03 PM

Wm, I'm by no means an expert. I didn't mean to cause you to post an apology. Always post your opinions and questions on the forum, as it is a great place. Most everyone here will be your friend and help you. Regards, Randy

alexander04 · 10-27-2007, 07:53 PM

Thanks Randy!

Wm Quinn

Edward Tinker · 10-27-2007, 08:00 PM

I agree, well said Randy and Bill.

The thing to remember is that what we learned as kids to "treat" leather is many times the opposite of what "preserves" leather.

ed

Pete Ebbink · 10-31-2007, 11:01 AM

http://www.kiwicare.com/US/Products/...atherPage2.htm

I have been using Kiwi Leather Lotion for a few years. I used to use a product from Nordstoms called leather lotion, but they do not sell it anymore.

The Kiwi stuff was probably what Nordstroms was selling.

I have over $ 3-4K tied up in nice, minty holsters (mostly Swiss but others as well...) and am very pleased with the results.

It does not add color to leather or stitching and dries/buffs up to a really nice satin finish with a dry cotton, soft rag.

Other members on the Forum swear by this stuff :

Connolly's hide food

Available in car dealerships such as Jag and M-B and others...

John Winter · 01-04-2008, 11:14 AM

I have used Sno-Seal on original holsters for about twenty years with excellent results. It's cheap, it doesn't darken anything, it's all natural and it doesn't have an odor. Once dry, it will even buff to a shine. Recently I bought back some lugers and holsters that I had sold in the early 90's and the leather was still moist and supple from this treatment. Tragically, in our area, Luger holsters that have been allowed to dry-out are becoming more common at shows. I've been able to revive Civil War leather gods with this product. Hope this helps.

Civil War leather goods

alexander04 · 01-04-2008, 12:58 PM

Thanks John

Wm Quinn

thegundude · 01-04-2008, 08:23 PM

Wm, I was recently turned on to a great product called "Connellys Hide Care" and it works GREAT! I've used it on leather that was so dry I thought it would never come back and it turned it soft and supple in a couple of applications. Amazing stuff...

04-04-2007, 09:22 PM	#1
SE-Okla.shooter User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE Okla Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lube for holster What is the best product to put on old holsters. Also how and when do you apply it. Thanks Brushy SE Okla.

04-04-2007, 09:28 PM	#2
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	I use saddlesoap if it's not a collectable. If it's a collectable holster, I usually just wipe it down with a damp cloth. __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

04-04-2007, 11:58 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Ah! The voice of reason appears! Tom is quite correct. Do your research. It's all there. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

10-27-2007, 12:18 PM	#5
alexander04 User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Boiled linseed oil is a very good product for leather. We used to put it on our baseball gloves, with great cleaning and softening results. However, the P-08 holster is such a hard leather that it may not absorb linseed oil. Apply with a clean cloth. Wm Quinn __________________ Wm Quinn

10-27-2007, 05:32 PM	#7
alexander04 User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Randy, Thanks. I had no idea! Sorry. Everyone! Don't use linseed oil!!! Wm Quinn __________________ Wm Quinn

04-04-2007, 09:59 PM	#3
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	guys, guys, guys... There is so much posted in the archives on this. Bottom line: ZERO petroleum based stuff and minimal lanolin based stuff. Tom A.

10-27-2007, 05:23 PM	#6
crc User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: colorado Posts: 66 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Linseed oil would finish ruining a marginal holster, and would ruin a good holster. Please don't do that. Regards, Randy

10-27-2007, 05:52 PM	#8
alexander04 User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Addendum I'm an amateur among experts, and I'm sorry for my ignorance. I'll try to refrain from adding my opinion. Wm Quinn __________________ Wm Quinn

10-27-2007, 06:57 PM	#9
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	Wm : Wrong ! Opinions are always welcome, thats what makes this a good forum. When beginners/experts or whatever do not speak out we have nothing. Don't get scared away!!! Welcome Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-27-2007, 07:03 PM	#10
crc User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: colorado Posts: 66 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Wm, I'm by no means an expert. I didn't mean to cause you to post an apology. Always post your opinions and questions on the forum, as it is a great place. Most everyone here will be your friend and help you. Regards, Randy

10-27-2007, 07:53 PM	#11
alexander04 User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Randy! Wm Quinn __________________ Wm Quinn

10-27-2007, 08:00 PM	#12
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,962 Thanks: 2,063 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	I agree, well said Randy and Bill. The thing to remember is that what we learned as kids to "treat" leather is many times the opposite of what "preserves" leather. ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

10-31-2007, 11:01 AM	#13
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	http://www.kiwicare.com/US/Products/...atherPage2.htm I have been using Kiwi Leather Lotion for a few years. I used to use a product from Nordstoms called leather lotion, but they do not sell it anymore. The Kiwi stuff was probably what Nordstroms was selling. I have over $ 3-4K tied up in nice, minty holsters (mostly Swiss but others as well...) and am very pleased with the results. It does not add color to leather or stitching and dries/buffs up to a really nice satin finish with a dry cotton, soft rag. Other members on the Forum swear by this stuff : Connolly's hide food Available in car dealerships such as Jag and M-B and others...

01-04-2008, 11:14 AM	#14
John Winter User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have used Sno-Seal on original holsters for about twenty years with excellent results. It's cheap, it doesn't darken anything, it's all natural and it doesn't have an odor. Once dry, it will even buff to a shine. Recently I bought back some lugers and holsters that I had sold in the early 90's and the leather was still moist and supple from this treatment. Tragically, in our area, Luger holsters that have been allowed to dry-out are becoming more common at shows. I've been able to revive Civil War leather gods with this product. Hope this helps. Civil War leather goods __________________ JRW

01-04-2008, 12:58 PM	#15
alexander04 User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks John Wm Quinn __________________ Wm Quinn

01-04-2008, 08:23 PM	#16
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Wm, I was recently turned on to a great product called "Connellys Hide Care" and it works GREAT! I've used it on leather that was so dry I thought it would never come back and it turned it soft and supple in a couple of applications. Amazing stuff... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve