Treatments for your bag

AaronG · Post by **AaronG** » 28 Aug 2006 06:47

Does anyone use any oils or leather treatments for their bags?

On the flying clipper they recommend Mink Oil (http://www.flyingclipper.com/home/fly/s ... w-tos.html)

On Kingston Footbag and in Pengs Washing Tuturial they recommend baby oil or fabric softner
(http://www.kingstonfootbag.com/washing.php)

I am thinking about trying the Mink Oil on both my Footfighter and Facile bags.

What do you guys use

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 28 Aug 2006 07:03

my method is to kick the shit out of it for a year or two until it dies.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 28 Aug 2006 07:32

vegetable oil, works like a dream, just wash it off with water after soaking for a minute or 2.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 28 Aug 2006 19:28

Kick the shit out of it, shred, wash with shampoo/conditioner combo, dry, rpt.

bluntobj3ct · Post by **bluntobj3ct** » 28 Aug 2006 19:35

you know... ive used some color-stay shampoo/conditioner for normal to dry hair-

seems to work pretty damned well and the moisturizer helps it not get crispy

the color stay well... i dunno if this is nessecary but it cant hurt!!!

gangsta · Post by **gangsta** » 29 Aug 2006 04:53

It seems like any kind of oil would attract dirt...

I also gove my bags the kick-the-shit-out-of-'em treatment, and wash with shampoo.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 29 Aug 2006 08:28

before you ruin a good footbag by applying shit to it, why not just try to break it in the old fashion way, with hand rolling and kicking?

I believe the application of certain substances to be necessary ONLY when the bag is crusty and/or impossible to break in. Im fairly sure that the "mink oil" recommendation is not meant for footbags made from facile.

EDIT: Another tip to try for sand filled footbags is to use a small amount of mink oil after your footbag has been wet and then dried. The mink oil will help the suede stay "brushed up" which will help retain the sand inside.

do you have a sand-filled bag that is made from suede?

AaronG · Post by **AaronG** » 29 Aug 2006 08:40

Sounds like the concensus is to just leave it alone...

The bag treatment idea was not necessarily for help breaking it in as much as a protectant to help preserve the material from the major beating it takes. You know like suntan lotion for the skin, or leather preserver for leather, or waterproofing spray for jackets.

Thanks for your input, i have an email out to ultrasuede to see if they recommend anything, i will let you know!

ShredOnLawn · Post by **ShredOnLawn** » 05 Sep 2006 23:24

Great Topic.

Yeah, I've mixed Olive Oil in Hot water and soaked my Ultra Suede Light Facile bags in it and massaged them in it.

Definately use some sort of oil that the bag will absorb.

It helps make it softer and more "broke in".

It also heals the material making it stronger and less likely to tear or puncture due to being too dried out.

I often see shredders using "Too Dry of Footbags". and oild is the main way to moisten them back up permanently.

Try Bacon Grease. I bet Meat grease would be best.

Ew Grose

apoplectic · Post by **apoplectic** » 04 May 2007 09:35

shampoo and conditioner

pop it in the drier till dry

baseball glove conditioner,soak till dry

Post by **Zac Miley** » 04 May 2007 10:29

apoplectic wrote:
pop it in the drier till dry

Heat is bad.

apoplectic · Post by **apoplectic** » 04 May 2007 11:41

i set the drier on air dry,sorry forgot to mention that

sanuke okumatzu · Post by **sanuke okumatzu** » 04 May 2007 13:45

Wasabi wrote:Kick the shit out of it, shred, wash with shampoo/conditioner combo, dry, rpt.

Best thing you can do for a bag. All other oils and oddities are unnecessary and very risky.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 05 May 2007 05:37

apoplectic wrote:i set the drier on air dry,sorry forgot to mention that

stilll bad to have the bag bouncing around in there, good get dammaged and could lead to pilling.

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 05 May 2007 08:49

i decided i dont think vegetable oil is a good idea. i tried it with one bag. it makes it really like dank for a good amount of time, but if you dont kick that particular bag for like a week it gets crusty, in my experience. i dont think i put too much in, and i thought i did a sufficient job of rinsing it, but i dunno. im glad i only tried it once a long time ago, and i wouldnt try it again.

i wash my bags with baby shampoo. this like liquid lavender baby shampoo...its ideal. and i sometimes wash a little fabric softener through a bag with lukewarm water. makes em bomb.

apoplectic · Post by **apoplectic** » 07 May 2007 03:22

wouldnt it bouncing around in there simulate kicking it?

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 07 May 2007 07:46

apoplectic wrote:wouldnt it bouncing around in there simulate kicking it?

yes, which simulates use,why wouldyou want wear and tear on your bag like that?

apoplectic · Post by **apoplectic** » 07 May 2007 07:50

i know but if its just the same as kicking the hell out of it to break it in,whats the difference between kicking it and putting it in the drier on air dry?

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » 07 May 2007 14:23

i put mine in the wash/dryer in a pants pocket too. in my experience it doesn't pill them, and they come out really clean.

sanuke okumatzu · Post by **sanuke okumatzu** » 07 May 2007 15:04

It's really about experimenting, it may work for some people, it may not for others. If you want to try something do it. If you're afraid that it will be detrimental to the bag's health, don't.