Leather preservation

[sakorick]

There are a lot of theories out there on leather restoration. I consider restoration as a impossible thing. In my view, we are actually talking about preservation rather than restoration. Whatever shape your old slings, pouches and holsters are in should be preserved from further deterioration. That said, a leather preservative is the ticket and the best of the best is Propolis. So what is this stuff? It is tree resins use by honeybees to weatherproof and disinfect their hives. This product of nature resists mildew, mold and bacteria that are bad news for bacteria. Obenauf's makes a product that is called Heavy Duty LP and is available from Cabelas....a bit spendy but worth every cent. Here are my two 1911 holsters one a WWI and one a WWII that have been treated for many years now with Propolis. You be the judge. Regards, Rick.

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