Holster storage, preservation & packing???

lugerholsterrepair · 05-14-2011, 07:58 PM

Here is an interesting story about storing leather.....I store some of my leather in large plastic bins. I had put some partially finished pieces in a plastic tub over the Winter..they were dyed very heavily..a dark brown. When I came back 6 months later..where ever the leather had touched the sides of the plastic/rubber? box it had bleached out the dye to almost white. Most amazing thing I have had happen to me in some time! The room these are kept in is dark..pitch dark so it wasn't sunlight that did it. Only thing I can attribute it to is whatever chemical is leaching out of the plastic.

So DON"T store holsters in large poly tubs!

hgreer2 · 05-14-2011, 08:21 PM

I have walls, but I'm not the one who controls what goes on them.

Harry

hgreer2 · 05-14-2011, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

Here is an interesting story about storing leather.....I store some of my leather in large plastic bins. I had put some partially finished pieces in a plastic tub over the Winter..they were dyed very heavily..a dark brown. When I came back 6 months later..where ever the leather had touched the sides of the plastic/rubber? box it had bleached out the dye to almost white. Most amazing thing I have had happen to me in some time! The room these are kept in is dark..pitch dark so it wasn't sunlight that did it. Only thing I can attribute it to is whatever chemical is leaching out of the plastic.

So DON"T store holsters in large poly tubs!

Thanks again Jerry, I just went and put some towels in mine.

Harry

John Pepera · 05-15-2011, 02:16 PM

To all,

Thanks very much. Some great thoughts and ideas.
I like the wall display aspect but I also have limited avialable wall space due to 'Play Boy' pin ups. (just kidding) But to display on a wall or even in an enclosed glass cabinet sounds like interesting options if the space is available.

Again, thanks to all.

Best regards,

John

05-14-2011, 07:58 PM	#1
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Here is an interesting story about storing leather.....I store some of my leather in large plastic bins. I had put some partially finished pieces in a plastic tub over the Winter..they were dyed very heavily..a dark brown. When I came back 6 months later..where ever the leather had touched the sides of the plastic/rubber? box it had bleached out the dye to almost white. Most amazing thing I have had happen to me in some time! The room these are kept in is dark..pitch dark so it wasn't sunlight that did it. Only thing I can attribute it to is whatever chemical is leaching out of the plastic. So DON"T store holsters in large poly tubs! __________________ 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."

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05-14-2011, 08:21 PM	#2
hgreer2 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 309 Thanks: 1 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	I have walls, but I'm not the one who controls what goes on them. Harry

05-15-2011, 02:16 PM	#4
John Pepera User Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts	To all, Thanks very much. Some great thoughts and ideas. I like the wall display aspect but I also have limited avialable wall space due to 'Play Boy' pin ups. (just kidding) But to display on a wall or even in an enclosed glass cabinet sounds like interesting options if the space is available. Again, thanks to all. Best regards, John