1939 Police Holster

JohnF · 04-01-2003, 03:54 AM

I caught the saddle soap debate too late for my police holster and followed the original recommendations. Firstly I gave it a light saddle soaping with a barely damp rag to clean it - lots of grime came off - and left it overnight. Then it had 3 applications of Connollys about 2 hours apart. The holster has come up beautifully with no apparent problems. The Connolly's is GREAT - it dries without much residue, buffs up beautifully and has very litle smell. The slight residue just rubbed off with a cloth and a soft toothbrush in hard to access areas.
I also treated a 1936 Kurt Vogel holster at the same time and that has come out well too. Maybe the very sparing use of water on the saddle soaping rag had something to do with it or perhaps saddle soap is now improved? I used Mars Oil "Original Saddle Soap".

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04-01-2003, 03:54 AM	#10
JohnF User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I caught the saddle soap debate too late for my police holster and followed the original recommendations. Firstly I gave it a light saddle soaping with a barely damp rag to clean it - lots of grime came off - and left it overnight. Then it had 3 applications of Connollys about 2 hours apart. The holster has come up beautifully with no apparent problems. The Connolly's is GREAT - it dries without much residue, buffs up beautifully and has very litle smell. The slight residue just rubbed off with a cloth and a soft toothbrush in hard to access areas. I also treated a 1936 Kurt Vogel holster at the same time and that has come out well too. Maybe the very sparing use of water on the saddle soaping rag had something to do with it or perhaps saddle soap is now improved? I used Mars Oil "Original Saddle Soap".