I want to treat my tight fitting glove to get it loosened up and stretch some. The glove leather is plenty soft. I just need it to expand the stalls so I can curl my fingers for a good deep hook.
What do you put on your gloves to do this and where do you get it? I found some standard ball glove stuff at the sporting goods store with lanolin in it, but is there something better for this?
I stuffed some 3 1/2" 12 gauge shotgun shells into the finger stalls of my glove and let it sit for a few days. Loosed it up to the point that it now fits like a ..., well, you know. :biglaugh:
I wet mine and wear till dry, while working outside is best.
I think I set a few fence posts and such this last one. Then once it fits, shoot it in.
I second the wetting it with water then shooting it, followed with a leather moisturizer.
Good luck with it.......
get an American Leather glove. No break in needed.
I use the 3 rivers dura glove, they fit like they are broke in when new.
I shoot a Damascus glove, which doesn't need much breaking in to begin with. But, I actually buy a smaller glove (medium) and wet it down and wear it till dry. Pretty tight to begin with but stretches nicely.
QuoteOriginally posted by Grapes:
get an American Leather glove. No break in needed.
That is what I have. It is really tight on the fingers. I usually take a medium shooting glove and tab, but this one I may need a large. I just don't know yet.
QuoteOriginally posted by mparks:
I stuffed some 3 1/2" 12 gauge shotgun shells into the finger stalls of my glove and let it sit for a few days. Loosed it up to the point that it now fits like a ..., well, you know. :biglaugh:
Great Idea. I don't know about 3 1/2". I have some empies. I have a pile of 3" and they will work. I have deep sockets in them right now. I will have to see where 12 ga. fits into the socket sizes.
So will getting it wet make it stretch or shrink? I can get my fingers in ok now, but can't get a good hook at all. I can get very little bend on the first joint, and I like to get my fingers pointed back at me a good amount.
Wetting will limber the leather up so it will move well and form to your mitts.
I use a deer skin glove and have never needed to condition it.