Febreeze on leather
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Eric Larsen
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Well...after much thought. My only question is " WHY?
Shoot well and god bless
Shoot well and god bless
Eric Larsen
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Well as a maker....I cant see why it would hurt it. Alcohol, silicone and other chemical compounds that evaporate at an excellerated rate will dry leather out.
Other materials will soften it to the point of being a paper weight......
As long as Fabreze doesnt have anything that will hurt the holster....why not?
Shoot well.
Other materials will soften it to the point of being a paper weight......
As long as Fabreze doesnt have anything that will hurt the holster....why not?
Shoot well.
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Vitamin G, you have a way with words that I like.
And it is a matter of changing the smell of this holster. I have other leather products (belts, holsters, shoes), but none smells like this.
Thanks for your expert advice, Eric Larsen. The febreeze bottle says, "No recommended for leather, vinyl...". I've told about another car care product called "Odium"... I think. Please let me into your line of holster prducts. Thanks.
Vitamin G, you have a way with words that I like.
And it is a matter of changing the smell of this holster. I have other leather products (belts, holsters, shoes), but none smells like this.
Thanks for your expert advice, Eric Larsen. The febreeze bottle says, "No recommended for leather, vinyl...". I've told about another car care product called "Odium"... I think. Please let me into your line of holster prducts. Thanks.
Capt. Charlie
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Every once in awhile, I'll get a leather item that's either been improperly cured or tanned, and it stinks to high heaven.
If it's still the original formula, it's good stuff! EMS crews around here used it in their vehicles after transporting ripe bodies.
I think a lot of substances are discouraged from being used on leather because they darken it (I sometimes use ammonia to intentionally darken light leathers, works great).
I believe you're talking about "Ozium", which comes in a small, skinny spray cylinder.
If it's still the original formula, it's good stuff! EMS crews around here used it in their vehicles after transporting ripe bodies.
I think a lot of substances are discouraged from being used on leather because they darken it (I sometimes use ammonia to intentionally darken light leathers, works great).
Great help!!!
That "it stinks to high heaven" quite accurately describes what I've got here, Capt Charlie. Thank you very much for the input. I think I'm well aware of the smell of leather that has been properly "cured or tanned"; with that scent I have no problem. You are correct too; the name is Ozium, and it's being sold at Walmart. Would this be the "original formula"?
And, Hedley, thanks for sharing. I hate to have another rather expensive holster ruined by having to spray formulas on it. But of what use would the holster be if it remains unused?
Thanks all.
That "it stinks to high heaven" quite accurately describes what I've got here, Capt Charlie. Thank you very much for the input. I think I'm well aware of the smell of leather that has been properly "cured or tanned"; with that scent I have no problem. You are correct too; the name is Ozium, and it's being sold at Walmart. Would this be the "original formula"?
And, Hedley, thanks for sharing. I hate to have another rather expensive holster ruined by having to spray formulas on it. But of what use would the holster be if it remains unused?
Thanks all.
Eric Larsen
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Well...Id be slow to start spraying stuff on a fine holster....but thats just me.
Water based lessens the risk of it containing harmful stuff...but doesnt rule it out altogethor.
If it stinks....and it has to do mostly with the tanning process...my guess anyway. You can probably put some clear wax based polish on it and make it smell a tad better. ALOT of imported leather...which I tried when starting out..smelled like dead fish. They used fish oil to bring back the natural oil content the tanning process depletes from the leather. AND IT REEKS!!!!!
Anyway....my website is www.hbeleatherworks.com Check it out if you feel like looking AT WAY TO MANY HOLSTER PICTURES!
Shoot well and god bless
Water based lessens the risk of it containing harmful stuff...but doesnt rule it out altogethor.
If it stinks....and it has to do mostly with the tanning process...my guess anyway. You can probably put some clear wax based polish on it and make it smell a tad better. ALOT of imported leather...which I tried when starting out..smelled like dead fish. They used fish oil to bring back the natural oil content the tanning process depletes from the leather. AND IT REEKS!!!!!
Anyway....my website is www.hbeleatherworks.com Check it out if you feel like looking AT WAY TO MANY HOLSTER PICTURES!
Shoot well and god bless
UniversalFrost
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The ozium works great at covering very strong odors. Have an old dodge ramcharger that I only use as a huntng truck and after one duck hunting session I accidentatly left a duck in theback for almost 6months before I used the truck again. The ozium and leaving the windows open helped out. I bought mine at a local auto parts store. don't know about the walmart version of it.
As far as febreze on leather don't use it on light suede (tan) because it will leave stains that you can't get out (wife ruined one of my $400 jackets because she wanted to save a few bucks instead of drycleaning it). On holster leathers I don't know. Maybe try it on a portion that you can't see too well.
As far as febreze on leather don't use it on light suede (tan) because it will leave stains that you can't get out (wife ruined one of my $400 jackets because she wanted to save a few bucks instead of drycleaning it). On holster leathers I don't know. Maybe try it on a portion that you can't see too well.