Need to resurect a glove. It is real heavy leather and has developed a crease. Lots of life left, and like the style. What product do you like to condition leather?
I like liquid Saddle Soap....shaving cream works also :thumbsup:
Montana Pitch Blend
Nothing beats Neatsfoot oil, in my opinion.
Wal Mart carries a product called Leather Lotion from Kiwi Shoe polish company, I use it on glove and tabs, squirt out and rub in, does great. In the shoe dept. Sam.
Lexol the best IMOP. Use it for years on all my saddles and leather goods.
Pitch Blend...
Bob,
Fatman suggested what I would, shaving cream. I played ball from pee wee in grade school all the way through my second year in college and used the Barbasoll on my glove nearly everynight.
I don't know if it is the best choice, it doesn't make things waterproof, but it was hard to beat for keeping sweat impregnated leather soft. I never had a crack develop in a glove (I still have every glove I ever played with) and they always were as supple as could be expected.
All the other products recommended are great choices for cleaning, waterproofing and preserving. Might try the shaveing cream to bring it back, then put some of the other stuff on to keep it in good shape.
OkKeith
Just one small problem with shaving cream........it has a very nice strong odor, one reason I quit using it years ago. I would use Montana Pitch blend, no petro chemicals, all natural.
Pitch Blend, does wonders for all my leather goods!
Get a new glove, I had a super glove develop a crease and no matter what I tried it would come back.
QuoteOriginally posted by Stone Knife:
Get a new glove, I had a super glove develop a crease and no matter what I tried it would come back.
Jim, do you have any idea what I had to go through to make this one fit? Had to have Gary lengthen it at Sawmill.. :eek: ..I'm not giving up on it now (he said he wouldn't do it again).. :banghead: .
QuoteOriginally posted by tim roberts:
Just one small problem with shaving cream........it has a very nice strong odor, one reason I quit using it years ago. I would use Montana Pitch blend, no petro chemicals, all natural.
I use Aveno to shave (hypo-alergenic, and fragrence free), it might be the ticket.
That being said, who carries Montana Pitch Blend?
QuoteJim, do you have any idea what I had to go through to make this one fit? Had to have Gary lengthen it at Sawmill.. [Eek!] ..I'm not giving up on it now (he said he wouldn't do it again).. .
Start shooting a tab :biglaugh:
Sent you a PM Bob.
Joe Coots turned me on to the pitch blend for my gloves and squeaking boots, love the stuff ! Bought mine at 3 Rivers.
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I agree with those who cited Montana Pitch Blend. I believe that Three Rivers carries it and so does the Red Wing Shoe Stores. That is where I bought my most recent supply.
Fiebing's Aussie leather conditioner works for me
Shaving cream is used to open up the pores of leather. You still need to apply a leather conditioner after using shaving cream. I use shaving creme first, then apply Montana pitch blend. Works excellent!
http://www.obenaufs.com/lp.php?osCsid=5ad3cdff8304bb5fe6066611bd18d68d
I spent my younger years on the rodeo circuit owned lots of leather goods... then got into traditional archery - more leather items. Married a barrel racer and acquired more leather goods. Spent 13 years as a baseball dad to a kid that played about every position - many gloves... During my son's 4 years in high school ball, I was the unofficial glove guy - relaced a few each year, reconditioned, etc. Baseball gloves are the worst too - they are in the dirt all day every day, get wet, sweaty, etc.....
Over the years I have acquired a 5 gallon bucket slap full of leather care products, and the best thing I ever used is Lexol leather conditioner in the spray on bottle you can get at most any auto parts store.
Many people use too much conditioner on leather - you don't have to over do it. Clean dirt off, spray on lexol wipe down - that's it. If it gets really bad, their cleaner works well also.
Most all leather conditioner products do work. I like Lexol cause it's light, the spray bottle makes it easy to use, and it doesn't over soften leather. MLB teams use it as well.
i use mink oil to bring a glove back. just worked it in after shooting each day
I tried a multitude of things through the years but what I think is the best is what others have mentioned.....Montana Pitch Blend!
I've been using it for several years now and even the smell is natural if you hunt where there are any coniferous trees.
Does Montana Pitch Blend make a gunky mess like Obenauf's?
Obenauf's 'bout ruined the inside of my truck and car....it was like I'd walked through the local auto repair shop and intentionally stepped in every grease pile and oil puddle I could get into.
Has anybody ever used bone butter? It is made by crushing the bones of a deer or whatever and then boiling them. All the fats from the bones go to the surface. You cool it off and then it is supposed to be a very pure form of fat great for conditioning leather. I made some a while back. It's really cool stuff. I aim to try it on a quiver and now I might do it on a glove that needs it.
Bob,
I make my tabs & knive sheaths. My wife is into horses and keeps stealing my Pitch Blend! What's left ovet on your hands actually helps soften all those snags on your fingers...double duty! Doc
Actually Montana Pitch Blend is relatively clean stuff...I wouldn't smear it on upholstering but it does seem to sort of penetrate and dry.
Sometimes in the bush when I have dry or chaffed hands I rub any excess into my hands until they feel conditioned but not greasy.
I have resurrected an old glove or two (to fit new fingers) by wetting it in warm water and having the new owner wear/shape it to fit his hand. Once it dries, a good treatment with Montana pitch blend & good to go.
That might not be ideal for the leather but it sure works. Have donn the same to hasten break in for cordovan tipped gloves like the Alaska Bowhunter Supply Superglove.
I make my own leather dressing....
But, I'm thinking that what pickaspot above said about wetting it in warm water might be the way to go. Might have to stuff the stalls to fill them out until they dry and it would probably get a lot of the crease out.
In my experience with gloves, any conditioner of any kind you put on it will actually make it crease more since it softens the leather and allows it to bend/flex easier. That's one of the reasons I prefer a tab.
The flip side is, in my opinion, whether you are shooting a glove or a tab, nothing beats cordovan leather for lasting without developing a crease. All other leathers are inferior in one way or another.
Over the years, I have used different products for boots, quivers, belts, etc. but Montana Pitch Blend does a nice job. A little goes a long way.
For maintenance Montana Pitch, but to revitalize a wrinkled up or sweated chunk of cardboard that used to be leather, Neets Glove oil will get the pliability back the easiest. It is also good for getting a stiff back quiver to shape up to your own body shape. Louis Armbruster showed me this many years ago and I have never gone without it since.
I get a crease in my glove when I do not use Montana Pitch Blend.
By the way, I don't have shares in the company! LOL
Black Magic tire dressing, makes it slick and soft............James
Google a Horse saddle shop and see what they use.