White film on holster??????

P. J. Heck · 12-11-2005, 02:25 PM

I have a dull black 1936 holster in a group stacked on a show case 3 ft off the floor in a heated, air conditioned basement. Every two weeks I have to wipe off a thin even whitish film from inside and out of this holster. It is the only one in the group of 24 I have that does this. I had 4 to lay on the floor for several months and they didnt have this film. Any ideas?????? I tried to contact Jerry Burney but email came back undeliverable...........

lugerholsterrepair · 12-11-2005, 03:20 PM

PJ, Hard to say without seeing the holster. Rub your finger along the stuff and collect some, then rub your fingers together and see if it is slick or greasy. Likely it is oil and fats leaching out of the leather. People put the goop on and later it rises to the surface. Looks like white mold but many times I have found it is not. Jerry Burney

PS, I did get your eMail.

P. J. Heck · 12-11-2005, 07:11 PM

Curious about the email. I got a window that said it was not deliverable. I have had several occassions lately when a window told me that my server had disconnected me but the receipiant told me later that the picture/message was received. Maybe I better look or another server........

12-11-2005, 02:25 PM	#1
P. J. Heck User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southeast Ohio Posts: 200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	White film on holster?????? I have a dull black 1936 holster in a group stacked on a show case 3 ft off the floor in a heated, air conditioned basement. Every two weeks I have to wipe off a thin even whitish film from inside and out of this holster. It is the only one in the group of 24 I have that does this. I had 4 to lay on the floor for several months and they didnt have this film. Any ideas?????? I tried to contact Jerry Burney but email came back undeliverable........... __________________ There are no bad guns!

12-11-2005, 03:20 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,766 Thanks: 4,883 Thanked 3,120 Times in 1,432 Posts	PJ, Hard to say without seeing the holster. Rub your finger along the stuff and collect some, then rub your fingers together and see if it is slick or greasy. Likely it is oil and fats leaching out of the leather. People put the goop on and later it rises to the surface. Looks like white mold but many times I have found it is not. Jerry Burney PS, I did get your eMail. __________________ 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."

12-11-2005, 07:11 PM	#3
P. J. Heck User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southeast Ohio Posts: 200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Curious about the email. I got a window that said it was not deliverable. I have had several occassions lately when a window told me that my server had disconnected me but the receipiant told me later that the picture/message was received. Maybe I better look or another server........ __________________ There are no bad guns!