Glove Maintence

[bes]

Hi guys---I have always conditioned the tops of my gloves with mink oil---put them on the wrong hands and rub the mink between the palms(really the backs since they are on backwards)---Aerostitch's the Zen of Glove maintence....My question is why just the tops? Want to condition my Held kangaroo gauntlets---GREAT gloves. Top or top and bottom? Thanks Barry

[Kathy R]

Barry, here is what HELD recommends .

[bes]

Yes I am the child the entire community needs to raise. Thanks, live online and never thought to go to the source. Can I buy you diner, maybe meet halfway, somewhere in Iowa? bes

[Kathy R]

I owed you for that yellow O ring. Remember? You saved my throttle hand for it's trip back to Chicago. I will always owe you for that

 

One of these days I'll be back on the road. Do they still serve rattlesnake at Cafe Diablo?

[Guest Kakugo]

Hi Barry.

You can just use any good leather care product.

For all my leather goods I use the two brushes technique an army sergeant taught me and then apply some balsam I bought in a military surplus store (Swiss stuff) with a clean rag. Best stuff I have used since they banned seal grease...

No need for further fancy tricks.

Just let the leather absorb the conditioner/balsam/oil/whatever overnight and you can treat the palm as well.

[bes]

thanks....

[longjohn]

For what it's worth, the guru of gloves, Mr. Thurlow would give you mink oil when you purchased gloves from him. I put it on twice a year. I asked him about washing them and he shook his head and said don't. But what if I have to I asked. OK, use Castille soap said he.