Mold

lugerholsterrepair · 05-03-2003, 08:01 PM

Tom, I would suspect athletes foot powder might do the job. If I were in an area that had high humidity I would sew up some bags of crushed charcoal, baking soda or use a commercial dessicant. Mold cannot grow without moisture so keeping them dry is the key.

I bought a wooden tortilla press in Mexico some time back and there were little wood boring worms infesting it. I put it in the oven at about 200 degrees for several hours...No more worms. I would guess one could do the same with a holster if you knew the temperature that would kill the mold but not harm the leather. Jerry Burney

05-03-2003, 08:01 PM	#2
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	Tom, I would suspect athletes foot powder might do the job. If I were in an area that had high humidity I would sew up some bags of crushed charcoal, baking soda or use a commercial dessicant. Mold cannot grow without moisture so keeping them dry is the key. I bought a wooden tortilla press in Mexico some time back and there were little wood boring worms infesting it. I put it in the oven at about 200 degrees for several hours...No more worms. I would guess one could do the same with a holster if you knew the temperature that would kill the mold but not harm the leather. Jerry Burney __________________ 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."