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Old 06-20-2018, 07:31 AM
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Sno-Seal is a great product that will condition leather without softening it. It's been around for the better part of a 100 years and contains beeswax. Works great on holsters, belts and boots after they've been cleaned. I like to use a hair dryer to melt it into the leather.

It's also good for your chapped skin. Rub a little on after using some lotion and it seals the moisture in.
Sno-Seal is good stuff, but keep that hair dryer away from leather! Nothing needs to be "melted into" leather. Just wipe off the excess.

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Sno-Seal is good stuff, but keep that hair dryer away from leather! Nothing needs to be "melted into" leather. Just wipe off the excess.

I'm sure Mr. Know-it-all will soon stop by to let is know the real way to care for leather products.
I'm not sure who you call Mr. Know-it-all, but I am sure that it
could not be me. The exchange in posts 12 and 13 of your
thread Pawn Shop Bucheimer Snag gives me a pretty good clue.

I know it can be a little irritating, to those of us who think we
know a little, when someone corrects us. But in this particular
case the "know-it-all" actually does know just about all. He has
been incorrect a few times, but when he is he is quick to say so.

Kinda reminds me of when Harry Truman was President. In
1948 he went on a whistle stop campaign. Speaking from the
back platform of the train. (I actually got to see him. They
let school out so we could.) At one of the stops someone in
the crowd yelled "Give em Hell Harry". The President responded:
"I tell the truth and they just think it's Hell."
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I normally do what is recommended for care and maintenance by the holster maker. Details vary somewhat between well known makers but for the most part, the basics are the same.

There are always those that believe they know more than the holster maker, just as there are those that believe they know more about gun care and maintenance than S&W, SIG, Glock or other firearm manufacturers. In some (although rare) cases that might be true but for most of us, it isn't.

I believe that should a problem arise, whether it is with a firearm, vehicle or even a holster, your chances of getting the problem resolved to your satisfaction is much better if you have followed the manufacturers instructions.
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