leather treatment?

[randyrat]

Of course it's for a pstol that will shoot cast boolits[smilie=1: so i think i'm on topic here.
I bought this for a song $20 and cleaned it up with soap and water, now what should i treat it with. It's Hunter 3148 LG Hand Carved oil tanned. I'm not sure if you can see the details with my picture, but it sure is pertty

[RayinNH]

How about saddle soap, cleans as well as softens and preserves leather...Ray

[Larry Gibson]

+1 on saddle soap. Nice looking belt but the trouble with them old belts is they shrink a lot. I've had to sell off a couple over the years 'cause they shrunk and the newer ones have such odd sizes. Must be the influence of them smaller chinese that make most of what is available these days. Darned if a size 36 these days says "40" on it!

Larry Gibson

[Shiloh]

Neatsfoot oil.

Shiloh

[randyrat]

I'll give it a try. This belt can shrink because i'm on the first knotch i have a bunch of donnuts/pies/ chololate chip oatmeal cookies to go before i run out of knotches.
I also think they make cloths smaller than they used to. Chineese messin with our minds:twisted:

[mtgrs737]

Galico makes a product that will replace the natural oils that the leather loses without softning the leather too much. Neatsfoot oil will soften the leather and allow it to strech which could be bad for the cartridge loops. I just had Ben Wetsel at Idaho Leather make me a really nice rig for my Ruger New Vaquero and I recomend him highly, his work is top notch.

[Naphtali]

Of course it's for a pstol that will shoot cast boolits[smilie=1: so i think i'm on topic here.
I bought this for a song $20 and cleaned it up with soap and water, now what should i treat it with. It's Hunter 3148 LG Hand Carved oil tanned. I'm not sure if you can see the details with my picture, but it sure is perttyAsk freedom475. He's a leather worker.

[cajun shooter]

Ask Springfield as he also has a leather shop. I've been using saddle soap to clean and neatsfoot oil for putting back oils in leather for years.

[leadman]

Here in Az. if you put Neatsfoot oil on something like this you run the risk of it bleeding onto your clothes.

My wife uses a product from WalMart called Leather CPR that works real well. Website for the product is www.leathercpr.com

[Kraschenbirn]

+1 on saddle soap (I prefer Fiebing's). I also do a bit of leatherwork from time to time and have obtained good result reconditioning old holsters, gunbelts, rifle slings, etc. using "Snow Proof Waterproofing." I'm not certain what's in it, but it's a fairly thick grease that you work into the leather with your fingers or a brush. After application, let the belt sit in a warm place overnite, wipe down thoroughly, and apply a coat of regular (neutral) shoe polish.

[GOPHER SLAYER]

I quit using Neatsfoot oil years ago. I found that once applied it kept bleeding forever. I was watching the RFD Channel and they were visiting a big saddle shop in Oklahoma. They asked the owner what the shop used when saddles were sent back for refurbishing. The owner said all we ever use is olive oil. I have been using it ever since.

[Tim357]

SNO SEAL works wonders. Doesn't soften the leather like neatsfoot oil. Clean the gear with saddle soap and water. Let it dry then apply the SS as Kraschnburn says.
Good stuff
Tim sends

[geargnasher]

LEXOL. Best stuff there is, imo.

Gear

[randyrat]

I quit using Neatsfoot oil years ago. I found that once applied it kept bleeding forever. I was watching the RFD Channel and they were visiting a big saddle shop in Oklahoma. They asked the owner what the shop used when saddles were sent back for refurbishing. The owner said all we ever use is olive oil. I have been using it ever since. Why didn't i think of that. I use olive oil and beeswax on my boots.

[dromia]

Ko - Cho - Line leather dressing.

[odoh]

Has anyone used JPW? There is a claim on the side of the can listing leather application but I've not tried it ~ ~

[randyrat]

I've used JPW on my boots, but you have to let the solvents evaporate. I like JPW and a little beeswax on my boots for a long lasting water proofing. But, if your in the heat with them they don't breath very good. It's a cold weather application only for boots.
It seems the Carnuba wax in JPW softens leather a lot. I just didn't want to rub anything on my holster belt and find all limp and not worth using before i get some advice.

[44man]

Neatsfoot oil will turn brass a nice healthy green if left in the loops! :mrgreen:

[Lloyd Smale]

I pretty much anymore dont put anything on my leather. ruined to many things getting them to soft. If anything id put some wax like beeswax or sno seal.

[Pepe Ray]

Look at what rock climbers use on there boots. They MUST remain ridgid.
SnoSeal.

[docone31]

The most effective leather treatment I ever found, was bullet lube!
I have a pair of Frye Colegiate boots from 1968. I wore them to Woodstock, walked the Arctic wilderness for four years, and I still have them and wear them! They have been resoled many times.
My receipe is 55% Beeswax, 45% petroleum jelly, Marvel Mystery oil, and a touch of Carnuba Oil.
When you put it on, it is thick and looks like it needs to be wiped off. As the boots are worn, the warmth of the body, and the movement of the boots, the lube is absorbed into the boots.
Yes, the brass side rings do turn green, but it wears off as the lube gets absorbed.
I still have those boots.

[Cloudpeak]

http://www.lonestarholsters.com/page/1308865

One of the many links brought up by searching "care of leather holsters".