Leather preservation

[Marvin]

Johnny,


Good post on the treating of leather. Even though the post says not to use Lexol, this is what I use VERY sparingly on a holster and only one application. One of the reasons the Lexol is not recommended is that is contains water in the solution. I contacted Lexol a couple of years ago and they did say that Pecards was a good product, but of course, they said theirs was better. Their theory was that the water in Lexol would evaporate quickly from the surface and not actually penetrate deep into the leather. This seemed to make sense to me as the holster was made to be out in the weather and get wet from time to time. I wonder if the small amount of water is bad for the leather?


This seems to be a subject that no one, even the experts, cannot agree upon. I feel that one of the the most important items with either Pecards or Lexol is to use it sparingly and don't over-do it. If you do use too much the leather will become soaked and then be soft rather that the hardshell.


Marvin