How To Clean And Maintain A Glove

gmorg said:

Got the beeswax yesterday. It's definitely a semi hard wax. I got some on my fingers and just put hand into glove a couple of times. Went on super easy.
Thanks for the advice.

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Good deal......what'd you buy, Obenauf's?

ANNASDAD said:

Good deal......what'd you buy, Obenauf's?

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Yes. Got on Amazon. I think it'll last me a lifetime of applications.

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gmorg said:

Yes. Got on Amazon. I think it'll last me a lifetime of applications.

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Yep, it'll last forever. The stuff is awesome on leather work boots also, which is what it is actually intended for.

What I use most often is my air compressor with a standard blower nozzle. In less than a minute, you can blow out the dust trapped in the welting and underneath the laces. Around here, the infield dirt contains a lot of drying agents so I usually do this weekly. If there is still a haze of really fine stuff on the glove, I follow it up with a wipe down of warm water. I save the Lexol Orange for yearly cleanings and the occasional glove from ebay.

seamonkey said:

What I use most often is my air compressor with a standard blower nozzle. In less than a minute, you can blow out the dust trapped in the welting and underneath the laces. Around here, the infield dirt contains a lot of drying agents so I usually do this weekly. If there is still a haze of really fine stuff on the glove

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Geez, I don’t know why I didn’t think of this!

If anyone sees a cloud of red clay from the southeast rising above the horizon in Illinois, don’t be alarmed.

I seriously want to step up my glove cleaning game. I use Obenaufs on all my work boots and work gloves now. Very good stuff.

I bought a bottle of Trinova leather cleaner on amazon. I really like that, it is comparable to Lexol cleaner. Smells awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/Leather-Nova..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=D42B8DEMCG33KEVQR1SN

Yep, seamonkey’s idea is brilliant! I’ve cleaned, conditioned, and re-laced numerous gloves on my workbench in my garage standing less than 5 feet from my air compressor . Never crossed my mind!

Any suggestions for getting the red clay out of the white threaded stitching before i start on the leather?

I know first hand that "well begun is halfway done" when dealing with white uniforms and red clay.

Westwind said:

Any suggestions for getting the red clay out of the white threaded stitching before i start on the leather?

I know first hand that "well begun is halfway done" when dealing with white uniforms and red clay.

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See if your wife has any Woolite handy, I know it works great for the shearling on the wrist. We use Out White Brite for white uniform pants, maybe a cap full of that and a toothbrush would work?

I will try it and let you know! Thanks!

Westwind said:

I will try it and let you know! Thanks!

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Just thought of something......with seamonkey’s air compressor idea and your latest question.........being in the automotive collision industry, we get cars from time to time with blood stains. Had an older gentleman a longggggggg time ago who works in biohazard show me a trick, with a blood stain in a seat cover, he would use his preferred cleaning product on the stain, while wet he would take compressed air and blow the stain through the fabric / seat cover! You have to be careful, and it’s not 100% effective on every stain, but I have seen some great results doing this!

Ww, maybe get the stitching slightly damp with a cleaner and lightly blow them off with air and report back