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Hestra glove waterproofing
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Hey guys,
I've got a pair of the Hestra Vertical cut freeride gloves (in brown).
See: http://www.backcountry.com/store/HES0001/Hestra-Vertical-Cut-Freeride-Glove.html
They came with a small packet of waterproofing leather wax but I'm not exactly sure how to apply it to the gloves properly.
Has anyone had any experience applying this compound to the gloves to maintain softness and waterproofness?
Any kind of tips/methods would be appreciated
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i have anthony boronowski pro models, and i just apply some of the balm stuff with an old sock, rubbing it in real well about once every other week, and i did a big polish before i used them the first time, and let them dry out until they dont feel "waxy" anymore...just do it every time you see the leather getting saturated with water
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you want to heat the gloves slightly with a hair dryer or place them in the oven on low heat for a few minutes, this will let that wax stuff penetrate into the leather a little bit, they will get nice and shiny
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First, I would recommend snoseal or nikwax instead.
Here is what you go...
1) Preheat oven to 150-175. Put both gloves in on some aluminum foil.
2) Put gloves in for a few minutes until they are hot. Make sure they are not too hot.
3) Pull gloves out, put them on, then with both gloves on take some snoseal or nikwax and rub it around everywhere. For the vertical cut freeride, make sure you do not get it on the black padding on the back of the gloves. Just the leather.
4) Work it in everywhere and then put them back in the over
5) Pull them out, and repeat the steps. Then wipe off excess and let them sit overnight
you should be good to go.
I usually do 2-3 coats and then recoat down the line if I need to. Don't put too much in, because you can ruin your gloves.
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haha what if hes just trying to fuck with you.
jks
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Def make sure they do not get too hot.
But otherwise follow this to the letter. This is how I did my cold day/ BC gloves years ago , and they are still warmer than warm and the most waterproof. and they were cheap DaKine.
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yeah definitely pay attention. I usually do 175 with no issue. but i wouldnt leave them in forever.
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I'd use the stuff Hestra sent you. I used it on my Seth Pro's and it works great. I only did it once last season and I never came close to being wet. And that was skiing in Washington.
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Thanks for all the replies.
I didn't feel comfortable putting them in the oven so I just went with what made sense to me.
Instructions for the leather balm say to dampen the glove first, and then get another rag to apply the balm with.
I took a cloth and soaked it in hot water, and rang it out well. Then put one of the gloves on and just kinda rubbed the wet towel all over the glove.
Then I mushed around the leather balm into another rag that I'll use for applying from now on and kept the glove on and just rubbed the balm all over the glove as best as possible, carefully avoiding any non-leather surfaces of the glove.
They are propped up on some glove holders to dry out at room temperature.
I stuck the rag I used with the balm in a ziplock bag for future use since I think the rag will become more effective if I keep using it and cont wash it.
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