Re: Leather grip care
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:13 am
[quote=""samwise""]Would Kiwi [brand] clear shoe wax work? (Seriously, and no offense intended toward our NZ brethren.. and sistren too.)[/quote]
In my e xp erience, they don't mind being called Kiwi's at all, though Curunir can correct me if I'm wrong.
My question for you is, are you e xp eriencing problems with your leather grips, or is this merely preventive maintenance? I live in a fairly wet climate so I can't report any issues with mine, but perhaps the reason there are no threads about it is because there haven't been any issues? I don't know if UC did anything to treat their grips (assuming you are talking about a United Cutlery sword,) but I do know the blades and even some helms came with a coating of oil on them already.
Anyone have more information? If not, then a can of spray-on leather protector from a shoe store might do the job, though that stuff typically protects against moisture, not lack thereof.
In my e xp erience, they don't mind being called Kiwi's at all, though Curunir can correct me if I'm wrong.
My question for you is, are you e xp eriencing problems with your leather grips, or is this merely preventive maintenance? I live in a fairly wet climate so I can't report any issues with mine, but perhaps the reason there are no threads about it is because there haven't been any issues? I don't know if UC did anything to treat their grips (assuming you are talking about a United Cutlery sword,) but I do know the blades and even some helms came with a coating of oil on them already.
Anyone have more information? If not, then a can of spray-on leather protector from a shoe store might do the job, though that stuff typically protects against moisture, not lack thereof.