Holster Mold

[aldo35]

Hi,
There was a thread here sometime ago about curing mold. Can someone please re-post it here. I believed it involved heating holster in oven at 200F for 20 or 30 minutes. Thanks

[Dave Sanders]

I had a nice PPK holster and weapon I purchased from a guy that had been in a safe where the bottom of the safe had gotten flooded, so my holster sat in a damp safe and had dark spots I guess of mold. I got these instructions from the Walther forum and it worked great for mine. After baking, I used Ballistol (SP) and it came out nicely.
Dave

"Preheat oven to 350 F. Place your leather item on a foil covered cookie sheet..foil is just to make the Wife happy. If you are a bachelor a plain cookie sheet is fine. I have never had anything drip off.
Place your cookie sheet with exposed leather on a middle rack. I sometimes use a wooden stick to prop open a Luger top so the heat can reach full temperature inside.
I usually wait a few minutes to make sure the oven has achieved 350 after opening the door..then TURN THE OVEN OFF! Let your leather lay..an hour is usually long enough. The oven will gradually cool but the leather will have reached killing temps through and through. I have found no harm to studs or buckles..One benefit has been to take out your leather while still warm and verdegris will easily wipe off with a terry rag."

[velodog455~]

A quick & dirty method is to use a hair dryer on the highest heat setting and hit every area of the holster. Do it until you can no longer see any mold.

This should be done outdoors though as you will be blowing spores everywhere.
-Bob

[Bill_in_VA]

Be sure to also read (GT’s?) experience with putting holsters in the oven. A quick search ought to find it.