I have this holster purchased with a Browning Hi-power. It is a nice looker but smells like my late buddy the original owner who lit one cigarette almost off the other. It smells from a few yards away. I can't wear it like this. I asked about it before, then picked a method to try to rid this of the scent. I put it in a 3 pound coffee can along with several pounds of Baking Soda. It sat forgotten for three or more months and it didn't affect the odor at all. Does anyone think it might help to saddle soap the rig? If not I'm going to contact Galco about a replacement. I don't expect one for free but it would be nice to get a discount. I guess I will try to call them after they open Thursday. Be Well. Packy

If you do saddle soap it, remember to oil it after it dries.

Not sure why Galco would be obligated to discount based on the habit of the first purchaser, but good luck with them if you do call.

I haven't had good luck with saddle soap. Really dries out the leather. Sometimes discolors it or makes it streaky. If you try it, as MS Hitman said, oil it after.

Swapping out the baking soda a couple of times may work.

I will use Obenauf's liberally. It will darken the color by a major amount. Be Well, Rusty

Don't know about such as holsters.

Several years ago I bought a ghilly suit
from the Guide. It came stinking of plastic
shit. Damned thing made my eye's water.
I sent it back for another just like it.

Don't know why, but, I was out in the pastures
about that time and gathered up a bunch of freshly blooming sage brush.
Stuffed it all in a trash bag for about six months til turkey season. That cured the stink.

You anywhere near sage brush? This would be about the right time of year to gather some up.

George

If only I were close enough. I would have to go a ways west. Probably a day out and a day back.I live just a bit west of the Mississippi. Thanks for the idea. Maybe some botanical that I have access to might work. But I think I would have to clean the slick side first with saddle soap. Don't know if the flesh side would clean like that or just soak up what you put on? Be Well. Packy

Not sure how this would affect leather, but this stuff works great on STINKY gear:

https://www.gearaid.com/produc...variant=718518419473

Thanks for the idea. I may try it but I know that the main problem is the chemical smell of nicotine. I haven't put anything on it in wet form as I don't want to ruin the leather. I may try it at some point. Thanks again for your time and Be Well. Packy

I can't believe it but the holster was on the exposed back porch for several months. It was protected from direct precipitation. But it got early morning light. It now barely smells of tobacco at all??? I don't know if the residual baking soda worked with the moisture outside but it is fine even for a anti-tobacco Nazi like me. To top it off I have a new IWB holster for 1911/ BH-P. Now I can do most anything and be armed. The HP is 9mm, I gave my 40 S&W to my son for Christmas. Thanks for all who shared their ideas with me. Be Well, Packy.

Packy:

IF that helped, put it back out there
over winter. Maybe next fall it'll
stink less.

Side story about terrible smells.
Back in '73 when I was trucking OTR.
A driver took in a lot lizard one night
at Colton Cal trk stop. Several weeks
later his rig was still sitting there.
The company reported him missing and
finally the law showed up and opened
the door. He'd been stabbed to death and
rotted in the sleeper.

Several months later his tractor was on
our lot in Houston for sale very cheap.
It had been stripped to the metal and
steam cleaned a few times. I opened the
door thinking I'd like to have my own
rig. Jeeeeeeezzee!!
It was still there late in '75 when I was
there last.

My first two long hauls was dried beef
blood from Rath Packing in Denver. We
took them to Mission Tex, Aug '67. We
had $160 to pay for unloading and thought
me and co driver would do it and split
the money. When we opened the door we
couldn't shut it fast enough.
No idea how long those cows had been
dead in there, but, the stink was almost
life ending!

We hired a couple local Mexican teens and a
white Army guy that was AWOL and needed funds
to get back to base. They stripped to shorts
and shoes. When done they looked like
they'd been scalped. Bloody all over & dripping it.
Sweat and dried blood dust from the paper
bags it was in. Poor bastards got to
split the $160 3 ways. No way we'd short
'em any on that nasty two hours work.

Uncle Sam had a screw worm fly farm there.
Fed 'em rotten cottage cheese and dried
blood.

George

Just WOW!

try arm and hammer baking soda, just mist the leather with water than place it in a box and cover it with the soda and leave it for a couple of days. many people use an open box in the refrigerator to remove odors

DID YOU READ THE ABOVE???

Sunlight and oxygen, especially ozone will destroy most odor molecules. Had a friend that was a chain smoker, even the inside of his refrigerator smelled like cigarette smoke! We used an ozone generator for a couple of days to deodorize his house when he passed. Not sure what ozone does to leather. You might try a junk piece first.

Thanks Liveoak. May try to get mine going again and put it with the holster in a closet. Be Well, Packy.