Do leather wraps need conditioning.

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Excuse me if this is a silly question. all cues i have owned in the past have been wrapless.
My thinking is that other leather product can sometimes require care or product.
Does a leather wrap on a cue also have recommendations? or leave it alone?
 
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Personally, that is one of the reasons I don't really like most leather wraps. I like leather to look worn in. The patina that leather develops is a sign that it gets used and is loved. I've done a few leather lace wraps and love the look they are developing.

I am reminded of the lyrics from a great John Prine song: things that work, things that hold up, things you don't hang in the wall.

Leather is an extremely durable material. I have suede shoes that are a decade old. I was wearing them when I came home to a flooded house and worked in them for six hours in the water (a person doesn't consider his footwear in an emergency like that...or at least I didn't). Other than the laces, there is nothing that isn't leather on those shoes.

But that's just me. You got great advice from others if you want it to stay looking new.
 
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When I first got my Gilbert cue in 2005, I did apply leather lotion (same stuff I treated my leather jackets with) to the wrap to make sure I treated it right. However, a few months later a corner of the embossed leather wrap started to peel, and the finish developed bubbles near the joint. So I sent it back to Andy, and he corrected all the issues. 18 years later, the cue is still seeing steady play, but I have not treated the wrap since its replacement. I will apply leather lotion again if I notice drying or cracking, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
 
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lord_shar said:
When I first got my Gilbert cue in 2005, I did apply leather lotion (same stuff I treated my leather jackets with) to the wrap to make sure I treated it right. However, a few months later a corner of the embossed leather wrap started to peel, and the finish developed bubbles near the joint. So I sent it back to Andy, and he corrected all the issues. 18 years later, the cue is still seeing steady play, but I have not treated the wrap since its replacement. I will apply leather lotion again if I notice drying or cracking, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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This is mainly why i asked. because i wasnt sure. it isnt upholstery, or a leather jacket or a bag. It's glued to the stick.
So i was also thinking like that, if it isnt broken, dont fix it. But i figured it wouldnt hurt to ask
 
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Michael Webb said:
It would really depend on how much your hands sweat.
Sweaty hands can be brutal on any wrap!
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That is definitely true. There are also people whose sweat/oils are worse than others. I don't know all the science of it, but certain people can touch a bare steel part and that part will rust very quickly where they touched it--the marks are distinct enough to make out fingerprints.
 
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When I first started playing these games, my mentor owned a large saw mill in Southern IL. He was 85 when I met him in 1973 and was the last logger in Illinois to log with horses. He knew a few things about wood.

He told me the best thing for my shaft was the oil from my hand.

Wondering if that translates to leather??

I hear you DD but ...
 
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