I've read and enjoyed much on this site, but this is my first post.
After reading much about the benefits of lanolin and Fast Orange, I went out bought both (Dr. Glove & Fast Orange) and started cleaning two gloves. One is a generic Western and the other is a Denkert Hank Thompson. Both are in decent condition, but I noticed that both gloves have those dark grime spots that are hard to remove.
So my question is how hard should I rub the Fast Orange (non-pumice version) and cloth on the glove to clean it?
Now here's what I did. On the Western, I did a test where I applied and massaged the Fast Orange into the dark grime areas, then scrubbed fairly rigorously with a terry cloth to the point where you could almost see those small cracks/hints of new leather appearing and a lighter shade overall. I also noticed that the rigor helped soften the glove in that area a bit. Then I applied some Dr. Glove to blend the cracks 'away'. Overall, it looks really good, but part of me wonders whether I'm abusing the glove or if this is just what it takes to recondition an old grimey glove?
Do others rub fairly hard to remove spots? Thanks in advance.
Will try to post photos when I get a chance.