When you get a new leather strap, do you do anything to condition it prior to wearing or do you just start wearing it?
I have started wearing a leather strap for the first time in a long time and was wondering if there is something I should be doing. Thanks.
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Leather Strap Question- New Strap Conditioning???
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Re: Leather Strap Question- New Strap Conditioning???
Some guys may use a leather conditioner on the strap's underside (Lexol, for one, can change the strap's color) but I simply flex it a bunch of times, particularly near the spring bars, and wear it. It will break in and stretch eventually.
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Re: Leather Strap Question- New Strap Conditioning???
This is what do as well. Just give it a few days and it will start to break in.
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Re: Leather Strap Question- New Strap Conditioning???
Thanks guys. I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t doing something that would shorten the useful life of my new strap.
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