 Poster: A snowHead
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Bought some Hestra gloves a while back but not used them yet. Is the little bottle of balm stuff meant to be as a top up for later on or am I meant to be using that before I use them at all. Had a bit of a search already but Hestra seems to be a favoured topic on here and it came up with loads of results that didn't quite answer my question. Maybe I was searching for the wrong thing. Oh well, any advice appreciated (but preferably about the original question).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Unless the leather is dry, no need to balm up before using the gloves.
And don't look directly into the sun 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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When I got my sethmos' I used the entire pack on them, just squeeze the entire thing out onto the palm of one of the gloves, put them on and just rub away, this is what one of the interns at hestra told me to do, posted on TGR a while back, used them about 20 days, haven't needed to rebalm yet but apparently you're supposed to every 30.
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Suggested to me that you wait until they are beginning to settle to your hands i.e. A weeks use then apply
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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When they fell like they are drying out - balm. Reseal the packet with a bit of sticky tape - there's enough for quite a few applications
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 6-02-13 9:12; edited 1 time in total
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Do it regularly at first, after a few appliances they'll 'hold' it much better - only need to do it when the leather feels dry.
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Not too dry, though... If the leather feels dry to the touch, I think the balming is already overdue. The only reason to postpone the appliance is to save on the balm.
Personally, I like to keep my Hestras almost saturated, just as my winter boots. ...but that's just me. 
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I did not use it, but applied after the weeks skiing and the gloves were a bit softer.
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