Leather conditioner for sheath?

[ThundahBeagle]

When I started here, I had a PSTII that I was keeping in an original Wave style Brown sheath. Yes, it's a little loose in there, but hey...

Now, among other goodies, I have two original Leatherman Tools, a Rebar, and a couple more PSTII's. All but one of these has come with an original leather sheath. All told, I have five Leatherman leather sheaths. Three are from "the good old days." All are in good shape, although on one, I've noticed a bit of dry cracking just starting to develop.

I've used plenty of leather conditioner on my own boots, my GF' s Frye boots that I get her, and even my "bad mo fo" wallet.

Has anyone ever used a leather conditioner on any Leatherman original leather sheath before, and how'd it turn out?

[pietervn]

G'Day,

I'm a sucker for the old sheaths too.

I use a UK product Renapur Leather Balsam with great success. Unfortunately cracked leather cannot be "fixed". The conditioner should stop the deterioration and keep the leather soft and prevent further cracking. I have a PST sheath that has been "rescued" and I use it fairly frequently.

Cheers,

Pete

[Smashie]

+1 for Renapur, works wonders on older leather 

[Barry Rowland]

Haven't tried Renapur, but I've used leather lotion on mine for years and have found it really helps preserve them.

[SteveC]

I use Fiebing's Mink oil liquid to bring back really dry sheaths and then the paste to maintain. The oil really soaks in deeply to feed the leather.

[Nix]

You might try using two products: Lexol leather conditioner first, and then, a harder paste/was. Mink oil is good stuff. I use Montana Pitch Blench which has some bees wax and pine pitch in addition to Mink oil. I've used other similar products with good results as well. Snow Seal is readily available in the USA and that has worked well for me.

But start with a bit of Lexol conditioner first. That will soak in and help balance the pH and help lubricate the leather to prevent cracking. Let that dry after applying, then top coat with a good oil/paste/wax.

[pfrsantos]

G'Day,

I'm a sucker for the old sheaths too.

I use a UK product Renapur Leather Balsam with great success. Unfortunately cracked leather cannot be "fixed". The conditioner should stop the deterioration and keep the leather soft and prevent further cracking. I have a PST sheath that has been "rescued" and I use it fairly frequently.

Cheers,

Pete

Thanks for the input, mate!
 

Also, congrats on the Lifelessness!
 

Now, get to the palindrome thread before you miss the next one!
 

[pfrsantos]

G'Day,

I'm a sucker for the old sheaths too.

I use a UK product Renapur Leather Balsam with great success. Unfortunately cracked leather cannot be "fixed". The conditioner should stop the deterioration and keep the leather soft and prevent further cracking. I have a PST sheath that has been "rescued" and I use it fairly frequently.

Cheers,

Pete

Thanks for the input, mate!
 

Also, congrats on the Lifelessness!
 

Now, get to the palindrome thread before you miss the next one!
 

Miss The!

[Glockfan]

I use Ballistol on all my leather, sheaths holsters,etc.. works pretty good. Some great options listed above tho.

Good luck

[ThundahBeagle]

G'Day,

I'm a sucker for the old sheaths too.

I use a UK product Renapur Leather Balsam with great success. Unfortunately cracked leather cannot be "fixed". The conditioner should stop the deterioration and keep the leather soft and prevent further cracking. I have a PST sheath that has been "rescued" and I use it fairly frequently.

Cheers,

Pete
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Thank you Piet, I will look it up]

[ThundahBeagle]

I use Fiebing's Mink oil liquid to bring back really dry sheaths and then the paste to maintain. The oil really soaks in deeply to feed the leather.

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Thank you SteveC. Very much like for the boots, then.

[ThundahBeagle]

Smashie, Barry, Nix, and Glock - thank you all very much

[ThePeacent]

I use Ballistol on all my leather, sheaths holsters,etc.. works pretty good. Some great options listed above tho.

Good luck

Ballistol for Kukri sheaths = win, win, in the forest, the woods, stored in the basement or toting in a car   

[Don Pablo]

I've heard of beeswax being used to keep leather in good condition. 

As an aside....
I'm trying out a roughly 50:50 mix of beeswax and vaseline as a lubricant for my twisty flashlight, based on what I heard on the internets.
Seems to be working fine.

[Poncho65]

Congrats on hitting the NLC, Peter

[Poncho65]

I have used a few different ones of these as well Mink oil, Sno Seal and couple different ones any thing beats nothing though

[SteveC]

I've heard of beeswax being used to keep leather in good condition. 

As an aside....
I'm trying out a roughly 50:50 mix of beeswax and vaseline as a lubricant for my twisty fleshlight, based on what I heard on the internets.
Seems to be working fine.

 TMI   


 

 

[Nix]

 

[Nix]

Pabs, I'd be cautious about using vaseline or other petroleum products. I may be wrong, but I seem to recall a knowledgeable person once telling me that vaseline, a petroleum product, can actually degrade leather. Again, I can't cite rigorous scientific studies, but I've always stayed clear of vaseline for use with leather or O-rings.

Beeswax is the bee's knees, however.

[dks]

There can be only one....



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[Don Pablo]

Pabs, I'd be cautious about using vaseline or other petroleum products. I may be wrong, but I seem to recall a knowledgeable person once telling me that vaseline, a petroleum product, can actually degrade leather. Again, I can't cite rigorous scientific studies, but I've always stayed clear of vaseline for use with leather or O-rings.

Beeswax is the bee's knees, however.

I don't know what effect vaseline would have on leather, so yes, better be on the safe side there.

O-rings on the other hand... I heard that vaseline only affects o-rings made out of certain materials, and most o-rings are made of materials that play fine with vaseline.

I found a chart here that shows how each material fairs(fares?) against various things.

Worst case scenario, my o-ring degrades noticeably, and I buy more of the same size, in an appropriate material. I asked Thrunite customer service what size they use for the Ti3, just in case. 

[Poncho65]

I've heard of beeswax being used to keep leather in good condition. 

As an aside....
I'm trying out a roughly 50:50 mix of beeswax and vaseline as a lubricant for my twisty fleshlight, based on what I heard on the internets.
Seems to be working fine.

 TMI   


 

 

 

 

[Don Pablo]

I've heard of beeswax being used to keep leather in good condition. 

As an aside....
I'm trying out a roughly 50:50 mix of beeswax and vaseline as a lubricant for my twisty fleshlight, based on what I heard on the internets.
Seems to be working fine.

 TMI   


 

 

 

 

[ThundahBeagle]

Fleshlight, eh?

So does that make this thread officially derailed, or is it now RAILED, baby?

[Don Pablo]

Fleshlight, eh?

So does that make this thread officially derailed, or is it now RAILED, baby?

Steve said it not me! 

[dks]

for the gaskets of lights use silicon grease.

For the threads you need to use a conductive oil as they form part of the lights electrical circuit.  I have used gun lubricant in the past

[Don Pablo]

for the gaskets of lights use silicon grease.

For the threads you need to use a conductive oil as they form part of the lights electrical circuit.  I have used gun lubricant in the past

I heard that silicone grease is bad for silicone o-rings, which are rather common.
No worries about the conductivity of my threads, they’re already anodised, sooo

[Don Pablo]

for the gaskets of lights use silicon grease.

For the threads you need to use a conductive oil as they form part of the lights electrical circuit.  I have used gun lubricant in the past

I heard that silicone grease is bad for silicone o-rings, which are rather common.
No worries about the conductivity of my threads, they’re already anodised, sooo

We should dig up an old thread talking about this stuff and go there.

[dks]

most threads/questions are repeats of older ones.  I remember talking about this a few years ago, though I do not recall the thread. It could be the main flashlight thread, my review thread or a specific thread....

[Don Pablo]

"All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again".