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best way to protect and waterproof leather gloves?

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10/31/09 at 7:39am
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 here are several different products, SnoSeal, Nikwax, hestra balm, leather spray from the shoe store, etc...  so many choices, but only one pair of glove. which one works the best? 
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10/31/09 at 8:25am
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I;ve seen good luck, over many years, with many gloves with snowseal.

dont think you can go that wrong with any of the above
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10/31/09 at 8:43am
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I have used Biwell for many years.  Google will give you some sources.
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10/31/09 at 8:47am
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 I put the gloves in the oven on the very lowest setting and then apply several heavy coats of Snow Seal to the warm leather.  After the gloves cool, I buff with dry cloth.  This darkens the leather a lot, but it gives a great result.  
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10/31/09 at 12:19pm
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I use the Hestra stuff and put them in the dryer on the lowest setting and toss them for about 15 minutes.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad equipment.

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10/31/09 at 12:36pm
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 I've had good success with Sno Seal in the past.

Here is a recent review of Sno Seal from backpackinglight.com:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/snoseal_review.html?id=SPm6Jev7:98.247.141.108


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10/31/09 at 9:49pm
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you put them in the dryer before you apply the balm, or after?  also do you need to use the balm before first time use?  
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10/31/09 at 11:00pm
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Originally Posted by opimian View Post

you put them in the dryer before you apply the balm, or after?  also do you need to use the balm before first time use?  
By heating up the leather before application, it opens the pores, so they can drink in the water-proof-er, thereby saturating the leather.

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11/1/09 at 3:39pm
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Well, I actually put the balm on first, then put them in the dryer a bit.  Then rub it in good once they warm up.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad equipment.

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11/10/09 at 6:06pm
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Hi,

I know I can be a bit old fashioned sometimes, but I really don't think you can beat simple Beeswax.

My first skiing trip was to Switzerland, 35 years ago, and they were still using leather boots that only came about half way up the shin! But the old fella that ran the hire shop told me they kept their boots waterproof and supple using the aforementioned wax.

I currently have a pair Level gloves with leather palms and still use Beeswax. It also leaves the leather slightly tacky to the touch, which psychologically feels better when gripping my poles

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11/10/09 at 7:50pm
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Sno-Seal is based on beeswax;   they obviously added softeners and penetrants.    Beeswax by itself is rather, uh, firm.


No one hearts teh lanolin-based or silicone-based  formulations?

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11/10/09 at 8:46pm
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 how often do you need to apply Sno seal or other blams?  i have new pair of Hestra leather gloves this season, they were pretty expensive and i want to take care of them.
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11/11/09 at 3:48pm
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I have a set of Rocky Mt hand shoes for about 3 years now  I have been using  just mink oil on.  It dose darken the leather tho, and after a while have a peitty dark build up.   I tun an eye on the stove on and put on the gloves and warm them like i was trying to warm my hands on the eye and then just put the mink oil on and rub it on the gloves like was putting washing my hands or putting on lotion..  It usually lasts 3 to 4 ski days for me but i am a pattroler so i am working with my glove on some..  I have found that when it gets under 10 degrees it seams like the mink oil makes the gloves colder..  that is why i have thought about trying out just some regular boot oil..  I have heard of some people using Vaseline..  
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11/12/09 at 8:17pm
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Sno-Seal is based on beeswax;   they obviously added softeners and penetrants.    Beeswax by itself is rather, uh, firm.


No one hearts teh lanolin-based or silicone-based  formulations?
 

Thank you sir - perhaps I can join the 21st Century after all, eh!

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