Care and feeding for old holsters

lew1 · 08-13-2010, 08:41 AM

I have played around with the black shoe polish a couple of times on holsters that had faded original dye. Was waiting to see what the long term effects were - long term from my aspect.

(If the holster was to be ruined, not much would have been lost.)

Had not thought aboout do it where there was light flaking, but I do have a few I can practice on.

Instead of the flaking problem, what can be done to mitigate the cracking problem ?

08-13-2010, 08:41 AM	#5
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	I have played around with the black shoe polish a couple of times on holsters that had faded original dye. Was waiting to see what the long term effects were - long term from my aspect. (If the holster was to be ruined, not much would have been lost.) Had not thought aboout do it where there was light flaking, but I do have a few I can practice on. Instead of the flaking problem, what can be done to mitigate the cracking problem ? __________________ charlie