Geier Deerskin Gloves Waterproofing

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

Picked up some Geier deerskin gloves with the merino lining recently. Want to put sno-seal or nixwax on them for winter activities. Geier said they don't ever get that question and didn't have a recommendation...

So...sno-seal or nixwax for deerskin gloves?? I'm leaning towards the former, that's what I've used on all my flylow leather gloves.

 

[TxxAgg]

I’m a sno-seal fan

 

[MTPipeliner]

No experience with those particular gloves, but I’ve used sno seal on other leather gloves and been pretty satisfied with it.

 

[Jason Snyder]

I think I’d gravitate towards beeswax.

 

[MarlinMark]

Beeswax is the way.... if you don't mind the work upfront to do it. I've got a pair of elk hide gloves I got in Butte that I took the time to treat with beeswax and they are still very comfortable and very water resistant. The break in after the treatment is a bit stiff but worth it. Definitely leave them in a warm place after treating and wear them a lot to get them broke in.

 

[cwitt]

Obenauf’s LP.

 

[survivalistd]

Beeswax

 

[PathFinder]

SnoSeal works well on leather gloves. Heating them with a heat gun on low and adding more layers until they won't take on any more works well, they end up almost completely waterproof. The treatment lasts for a long time, and usually only takes one or two layers to touch up.

 

[arlenmyles]

Obenauf’s LP.

This. Sno-seal smells like shit chemicals. OBLP smells amazing and works great.

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

This. Sno-seal smells like shit chemicals. OBLP smells amazing and works great.

I have some Obenaufs too I think. Never noticed a smell with Sno-seal though

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Sno-Seal for me.

 

[Greenstig]

Sno-seal is going to be the easy answer for adding water resistance to leather gloves. Nikwax works very well when first applied, but doesn’t have much longevity for anything subject to friction (I.e. gloves).

Note that Sno-seal is beeswax, it just uses a hydrocarbon solvent to lower the melting point for easier application. When the solvent evaporates, only beeswax remains.

Heating your gloves to a high enough temperature to melt pure beeswax could damage the merino liners.