Leather holster is...

[CRSIII]

wicking the lube (Break free CLP) from the surface of my 1911! I never noticed this before I put a blued Colt in it, as my usual carry is stainless. Question; would spraying a moderate amount of CLP directly into the holster (not quite saturating it) alleviate this problem?
Thoughts?

 

[yanici]

Since you don't store the gun in the holster, a wipe down with CLP every time you take it off should do the trick. I've heard of some ruined finishes on guns stored in a leather holster.

 

[Chris]

Saturating a leather holster at all is a bad idea.

The 1911 does not need a lot of lube. a few drops are all you need. I wonder if that might be more of the issue.

 

[JimB]

Agree with Chris, don't soak a leather holster with anything. check the mfgr's
web site or call.

you can also wipe down with a silicone cloth found in most gun stores.

don't overlube any firearm it attracts nasty things that won't help your gun.

JimB

 

[SineMetu82]

Do not store a gun in the holster.

At the end of the day when you remove the gun from the holster, wipe the gun down with a very lightly oiled cloth- just enough to remove things like finger prints. The bluing should have like a skim coat of oil....just enough so you can barely feel it if your fingers touched the metal. It should NOT be dripping with oil.

Every 6 months or so give the leather holster a light cleaning with saddle soap or some other product specifically designed to clean leather then rub in a small amount of beeswax, snowseal, or neatsfoot oil to lubricate the leather fibers. Any product that is made for leather should do the trick, however if you use neatsfoot oil, make sure it is "100% pure neatsfoot oil". This product is somewhat hard to find(try tack shops), you will see a lot of times a bottle marked "neatsfoot oil" at the hardware store but if you check the bottle you will see that it is actually a petrolium product- do not use this kind as it will damage your leather and stitching over time.