Only with my Jesus sandals

 

 

Be careful with what you use because it will work on your hands like it does the leather. I guess you could try saddle soap and let them dry. But I would stay away from conditioners and other stuff that might irritate you skin.

On a side note; I was looking at you sig pic....were you the stunt double for Terminator? [sm=joke.gif]


Ride well,

Jim

 

I make my living working with all kinds of leather for motorcycle applications. I've learned that properly caring for leather gloves mostly depends on the type of leather they are made from and how it was tanned, dyed, and processed. For example, Deerskin gloves (I won't wear any other type of glove) can be washed with mild detergent (like Woolite) and air dried (not in dryer) and won't shrink or stiffen like most cowhide gloves will.For cowhide, I recommend saddlesoap with a thorough rinsing. The gloves can be "stuffed" to help minimize shrinkage, and then air dried.It is known to behelpful to condition them while wet and then again after drying.

Although I condition my deerskin gloves infrequently because it isn't critical, every time your cowhide gloves get wet or washed, a high quality conditioner/protector like "Buffalo Butter" is an absolute must. Same applies to jackets and chaps if you want to protect your investment and keep them looking good without premature aging (cracking and stiffening).

The best suggestion I can offer is to purchase high quality deerskin gloves. Stiff, shrunken gloves will never be a problem. In addition, they are actually more abrasion resistant than cowhide.

 

Get a second may be 3rd pair and rotate them!

 

baby powder

 

Thanks for the responses. I like the idea of the deerskin gloves.... especially with gel inserts. And Baby powder. Thanks.

 

Buy Black gloves. My current pair have 20k of riding miles on them, never felt the need to wash them. Wore a pair of tatical gloves for a year in Iraq, never felt the need to wash them either.

 

I haven't found a pair of black gloves yet that don't bleed the color onto my hands. I've never washed a pair of gloves, wear them for 3-4 seasons then buy a new pair. All of the deer skin gloves I've tried would turn hard and crunchy just after riding in the rain...I would just let them hang dry, but would end up shrinking....but then I never did try putting any conditioner on them.

 

Rain...wear 'em in a good hard rain. When it quits raining, wring 'em out, put 'em back on and let 'em dry as you ride. They'll soften up after awhile and they'll fit like a glove. LOL