Breaking in Your New Vinci Glove

Greenwood187

Addicted to Softballfans
i steamed my jd73 and not one problem with it. i worked it some almost had it game ready then i steamed it and it came out perfectly fine.
 

redbirdfan1

Focker
so how long do you think it would take to get a series 22 glove game ready? maybe I misunderstand the description but I'm assuming it might be easier to break in since its a bit softer than some of their other ones.
 

MNCFer

Mr. Glass
so how long do you think it would take to get a series 22 glove game ready? maybe I misunderstand the description but I'm assuming it might be easier to break in since its a bit softer than some of their other ones.

1 day if you give it a good pounding.
 

redbirdfan1

Focker
1 day if you give it a good pounding.
well, I put the conditioner on it and stuck it in a room w/ a dehumidifier going. I guess I'll start treating her like Brandon Marshall does women tomorrow. I'd like to feel comfortable enough to use it this weekend.
 

MNCFer

Mr. Glass
well, I put the conditioner on it and stuck it in a room w/ a dehumidifier going. I guess I'll start treating her like Brandon Marshall does women tomorrow. I'd like to feel comfortable enough to use it this weekend.

Wow haha, so wrong.
 

BlueWereDatMiss

Banned User
mizuno steam that glove.......I did a girls fast pitch catchers mitt...conditioned after, next day playing catch...only way to roll!!!!!!!
 

thecaptain

Addicted to Softballfans
I heard vaseline (being a petroleum product) will actually break down the leather over time. What I use is lanolin (which comes from wool) and it works great. A little bit at the beginning of each season really revitalizes the leather as well. It stinks a bit though. You can get a tub of it at some skin care aisles (found it at whole foods) or some nipple creams used for breastfeeding mothers is 100% lanolin too.

Figure animal oil on animal skin probably works better than petroleum.

I also used a small dab on my crunchy dried up batting gloves from last season and they softened right up. Also leaves a nice tackiness to my gloves.

I did this for my Rawlings and my A2000 but I don't have a vinci (yet). I have my eye on the JD73 though, like the I web, but nobody else makes one big enough for softball (most I've seen range in the 11.5-11.75" sizes for baseball infielders). Any insight? Good glove? Worth all the lusting I'm doing over it on their website?
 

escort1991

Active Member
Lanolin is questionable as well. Light coats of either, lanolin or petroleum jelly, you're not going notice much difference.
 

MaverickAH

Well-Known Member
I heard vaseline (being a petroleum product) will actually break down the leather over time. What I use is lanolin (which comes from wool) and it works great. A little bit at the beginning of each season really revitalizes the leather as well. It stinks a bit though. You can get a tub of it at some skin care aisles (found it at whole foods) or some nipple creams used for breastfeeding mothers is 100% lanolin too.

Figure animal oil on animal skin probably works better than petroleum.

I also used a small dab on my crunchy dried up batting gloves from last season and they softened right up. Also leaves a nice tackiness to my gloves.

I did this for my Rawlings and my A2000 but I don't have a vinci (yet). I have my eye on the JD73 though, like the I web, but nobody else makes one big enough for softball (most I've seen range in the 11.5-11.75" sizes for baseball infielders). Any insight? Good glove? Worth all the lusting I'm doing over it on their website?

You heard wrong! Petroleum jelly is a totally inert substance & does not reate with leather at all. Ever see a jar of it go bad?

Animal oil (or any natural oil) is absolutely the wrong thing to do! Why do you think that leather lasts so long? It's because it's put through a drying & tanning process designed to remove as much of the natural moisture & skin oils as neccessary. Doing this prevents the natural decomposition that would normally happen in nature. Putting back natural oils would only defeat the purpose of removing them in the first place!

Using a little bit of natural oil will help during the break-in process but it's something I'd be very careful with.
 

tzinc

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I only use Lanolin - Lansinoh brand. Breastfeeding mothers use it on their dried, cracked, sore nipples so it must be good enough for my glove.
A pea size drop.
 
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escort1991

Active Member
Was talking to a leather worker a few months ago. He was stating that there have been a handful of lawsuits in other markets that use leather, after the product was treated with lanolin, bacteria multiplied astronomically. End result was the leather being eaten away.

The only time I have been using lanolin is dried out gloves, but very very thin.
 

MaverickAH

Well-Known Member
Was talking to a leather worker a few months ago. He was stating that there have been a handful of lawsuits in other markets that use leather, after the product was treated with lanolin, bacteria multiplied astronomically. End result was the leather being eaten away.

The only time I have been using lanolin is dried out gloves, but very very thin.

This is the type of thing I've always talked about. Leather is put through a tanning process in order to remove the naturally occurring oils contained within it. It's what preserves the leather & prevents it from degrading as it would in nature.

Putting naturally occurring oils back into the leather will make it softer but it will also trigger biodegradation. In other words, the leather will break down more rapidly. Using petroleum jelly or another inert substance is much better for longevity.
 

Catchers Dad

The Rookie

^^^^^^ THIS

Was just getting ready to post Aso's link and saw yours. This is my preferred method as well for a quick and properly broken in glove and will be using it on my dd's Vinci custom JD73 when it comes in.

I "sparingly" use the wilson pro stock paste conditioner as it's got vitamin e and lanolin added to it which leather loves! I will lightly coat the whole glove (if it's brand new) let it soak in then wipe off. I use more on the hinges and laces of the heel and the web only. Once broken in I clean and apply lexol to maintain and never put the conditioner on the back of fingers/thumb again unless the leather gets dried out. I HATE a floppy glove!

Main thing to remember, NEVER over condition a glove! I never use oils and anything in excess will just make the glove floppy and heavy, not to mention oils never truly dry out. Wear an under glove and clean the inside regularly to remove salt residue left from sweating as that is the main culprit that leads to cracking on the inside.

Try it, you will like! :D
 

casedawg51

Vinci Rep/Fastpitch
This is the type of thing I've always talked about. Leather is put through a tanning process in order to remove the naturally occurring oils contained within it. It's what preserves the leather & prevents it from degrading as it would in nature.

Putting naturally occurring oils back into the leather will make it softer but it will also trigger biodegradation. In other words, the leather will break down more rapidly. Using petroleum jelly or another inert substance is much better for longevity.

Yep. Seen a couple of gloves that had the natural type oil go rancid in.
 

Larrivee

The Veteran
The SB is amazing, just funnels any ball coming in your general direction into the pocket. Unreal.
 
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leftyno12

The Veteran
I saw on another break in vid someone used ace bandage wrap to close the glove around a ball. Sounds better than elastics digging into my glove.
 

Camoninja

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Look into the mizuno glove wrap.... its pretty wide and seems to be the best one I've found.
 

KennyG2019

Member
What happens if you don't use the conditioner? I like the way Vinci glove leather looks and feels when the glove arrives. It doesn't feel dry. It feels perfect. I hate the feel of an oily or sticky glove. Can't I just use the conditioner when the glove feels like it's drying out?
 

MaverickAH

Well-Known Member
Nothing bad will happen if you don't use the conditioner.

The process the leather goes through in order to get white kind of automatically softens up the leather a bit. That's why you don't feel the need to use anything in order to break the glove in. I would advise giving it one very light coating of conditioner though. It'll help seal the leather a bit which will make cleaning it, when the time comes, a little easier.
 

KennyG2019

Member
Just got my new Vinci custom glove! And it is gorgeous! Only one problem. I ordered (and it's stamped) 13.5 INCH...but it measures only 13"!! Yikes! What now?! :(:confused:o_O

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Felks32

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Aren't Vinci's known to be about 1/4 to 1/2 inch shorter than stamped? I know the 13" BMB-OB's that I owned were definitely not 13"

What is that a TJ1952 Mesh?
 
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