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I had a perfect pair of work gloves yesterday, only a couple of months old. They had done two dirty jobs and looked brand new....bar a spot or two here and there.

So.....

a. Put one glove on.
b. Picked up a tin of dark brown leather dressing (Dubbin in my case here in Australia)
c. used one finger to gently apply in areas that would get the most ware...eg Knuckles
d. repeated same process on the other glove
e. Soaked under the tap for a minute and left to dry overnight

Voila

PICS ARE HERE....http://s460.photobucket.com/albums/qq32 ... ry/gloves/

Cya

IC

They look good, but I got a better way. Find a local farmer who is in need of some fencing(admittedly this is easier for some of us). Operate good old posthole diggers and bury posts while wearing these gloves. Taa daa! Instant screen accurate gloves, and it helps that Indy physique too!!!

Hollowpond, it's interesting that you should mention about these gloves for fencing, because I'm sure I helped "make screen-accurate" several pairs of Wells Lamont gloves on my folks' farm--especially if we were putting in new posts with creosote (looks good for the gloves, but it's nasty stuff when you get it on your skin). I got a pair of Wells Lamont goat (different style) for a dig last summer, so here they are after a couple of weeks:


Lifting those ashlars breaks them in pretty quickly, too:


best wishes,
Nebraska Schulte

Are the finger holes SA?

Good tip with the dubbing...

I picked up a couple of pairs of gloves for £2 so gonna give it a go,

Cheers.

Try changing a tire while wearing the gloves. That works pretty well too.

Snakewhip_Sable wrote:Try changing a tire while wearing the gloves. That works pretty well too.

todds costumes is a one stop shop...

1. buy the WL gloves
2. buy his indy knife
3. knife your tire
4. change it with your gloves

viola........SA gloves and knife.........and your tire is changed! good thinking snake

Plus, if you have a blowout like this, you can have a screen accurate adrenaline rush:

They can probably save that one, Snake...

Regards! Michaelson

i did something similar.
these are brand new gloves; the only spots of actual distressing are on the fingertips.


I threw them in the microwave oven for about half a minute to get them good and hot, applied generous amounts of Mink Oil, let it soak in, and repeat.

Indiana Citroen wrote:I had a perfect pair of work gloves yesterday, only a couple of months old. They had done two dirty jobs and looked brand new....bar a spot or two here and there.

So.....

a. Put one glove on.
b. Picked up a tin of dark brown leather dressing (Dubbin in my case here in Australia)
c. used one finger to gently apply in areas that would get the most ware...eg Knuckles
d. repeated same process on the other glove
e. Soaked under the tap for a minute and left to dry overnight

Voila

Cya

IC

IC:
I tried your method. I grabed my rather expenside Italian shoe polish. Then wrung my gloved hands together under the tap. Seems the polish washed off! The gloves look new again! Next ... I'm going to go out and buy some cheap Chinese shoe polish and try it again.

alphared6 wrote:

Indiana Citroen wrote:I had a perfect pair of work gloves yesterday, only a couple of months old. They had done two dirty jobs and looked brand new....bar a spot or two here and there.

So.....

a. Put one glove on.
b. Picked up a tin of dark brown leather dressing (Dubbin in my case here in Australia)
c. used one finger to gently apply in areas that would get the most ware...eg Knuckles
d. repeated same process on the other glove
e. Soaked under the tap for a minute and left to dry overnight

Voila

Cya

IC

IC:
I tried your method. I grabed my rather expenside Italian shoe polish. Then wrung my gloved hands together under the tap. Seems the polish washed off! The gloves look new again! Next ... I'm going to go out and buy some cheap Chinese shoe polish and try it again.

You'll probably have better luck with a "boot creme" .....Melton's is good brand ...penetrates better...

Melton's, got it! Thanks.

Mike

alphared6 wrote:

Indiana Citroen wrote:I had a perfect pair of work gloves yesterday, only a couple of months old. They had done two dirty jobs and looked brand new....bar a spot or two here and there.

So.....

a. Put one glove on.
b. Picked up a tin of dark brown leather dressing (Dubbin in my case here in Australia)
c. used one finger to gently apply in areas that would get the most ware...eg Knuckles
d. repeated same process on the other glove
e. Soaked under the tap for a minute and left to dry overnight

Voila

Cya

IC

IC:
I tried your method. I grabed my rather expenside Italian shoe polish. Then wrung my gloved hands together under the tap. Seems the polish washed off! The gloves look new again! Next ... I'm going to go out and buy some cheap Chinese shoe polish and try it again.

You do need the dark leather treatment!
I have had some wash off but they still look broken in.
I also left mine out, just sitting on a bench in the garden exposed to the elements and look 50 years old.

IC

Use rubbing alcohol instead of water, and liquid shoe polish - the kind that applies with a sponge tipped plastic bottle. I use the cheap Kiwi brand in black and brown. Works really well.

I agree with the rubbing alcohol, I have a pair of repro USAAF officer summer gloves which I purchased from ELC and after giving them a rub down with the alocohol then manipulating the gloves to the creases of my hands and leaving to dry.........distressed gloves, apart from the dirt from everyday use (which came later) the grain and creases have really developed and the gloves now look like I have had them for years.

I don't have any fencing to do or lift huge boulders, I just use them for yardwork.

Cleaning the BBQ pit is a pretty quick way - 'specially if you can rub in some nice rib fat drippings .

The rubbing alcohol trick works really well. It gives the gloves a nice creased look to them. Mine stiffened up a bit, so I rub some pecards dressing onto them, worked them in, wiped them a bit. And now they are loose again, and still look the part.