Stretching leather?

[Stu]

OK I ruined 2 pairs of gloves drying them out on a wood burning stove, and they've shrunk.
Well not quite as bad as that, one pair that were not expensive were too big anyway so fit better now, just a bit ruffled.
The other pair just has one panel of one glove that's shrunk so I can't stretch my thumb away from my hand now, and after a while my hand hurts.
So can I stretch just that one panel? possibly involving wetting it again?
Cheers

[Lissa]

When our gloves have got soaked and dried all stiff and horrible we've treated then with Renapur. Not totally sure it would work for your shrunken gloves, but might be worth a try. I'll bring some to the AR if you can wait til then?

my dad is a shoe repairer and stretches leather all the time. he uses a product called gozin

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Lissa

When our gloves have got soaked and dried all stiff and horrible we've treated then with Renapur. Not totally sure it would work for your shrunken gloves, but might be worth a try. I'll bring some to the AR if you can wait til then?

No problem waiting, that would be great thanks, but as you say might not stretch it.

Originally Posted by blueto

my dad is a shoe repairer and stretches leather all the time. he uses a product called gozin

Googled gozin to no avail, anyway to get hold of a little? you're not coming to the AR are you?

Dried leather on a wood burning stove... oooooohhh you naughty boy you.

Hmmm - I'd suggest wetting the problem section and then putting the glove on and work it to the maximum position whislt it dries. Then give the whole thing a good going over with some feed like Renapur, Nikwax or something similar.
Again, do this whilst wearing the glove and flexing it for a while afterwards.

You may find it needs a couple of treatments with the feed to get it's suppleness back but take your time and keep working it. As long as the leather hasn't crack when it first dried then you should be able to get it back to some semblance of normality.


And remember...

... DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

th best way to get the suppleness back in leather is to use a small amount of hand cream

go to the nearest shop where they sell equestrian kit and buy yourself a bottle of nourishing saddle grease. works like a charm. Works great for cleaning leather suits as well.

Don`t force the leather though as you may rip the stitching through the leather like a postage stamp seperating from it`s fellow stamps

My stuff I use is called Mars oil , makes leather very supple http://www.brighteyesandbobtails.co....ditioning.html

Originally Posted by Lissa

Renapur.

+ 1, with enough treatment it should help. I managed to squeeze out a bit more room in my gloves with this stuff!

Originally Posted by Addicted

No problem waiting, that would be great thanks, but as you say might not stretch it.
Googled gozin to no avail, anyway to get hold of a little? you're not coming to the AR are you?

how come you have chnaged your name? Do u lot still meet at guildford. i could take a run up there if you like with a drop