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Glove Care Guides

Break in, clean, condition and repair your baseball or softball glove. Straight answers from the team behind the Nordari Glove Break-In Kit.

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Coming Monday, October 12

The first guides are on deck

A new guide every few days, starting with the questions players and parents ask most. Here is the lineup for the first two weeks.

  1. Mon, Oct 12 How to Break In a Baseball Glove: The Step-by-Step Guide
  2. Wed, Oct 14 How to Break In a Baseball Glove Fast (at Home, Without Ruining It)
  3. Fri, Oct 16 Best Baseball Glove Break-In Kit: What Should Be Inside
  4. Mon, Oct 19 How Long Does It Take to Break In a Baseball Glove?
  5. Wed, Oct 21 How Much Does It Cost to Get a Baseball Glove Broken In?
  6. Fri, Oct 23 Glove Oil vs. Conditioner: What to Use on a Baseball Glove

Start here

Break in your glove the right way

Clean, condition and shape a new glove in about two days, with no oven, no microwave and no soaking it in oil. The tutorial walks through every step with the Nordari Glove Break-In Kit.

What we cover

Break-In Guides

Fast at-home routines, mallet and wrap tips, advice by position, and the shortcuts that ruin leather.

Glove Care

Cleaning, conditioning, drying a wet glove and storing it between seasons so it keeps its pocket.

Glove Repair

Relacing, tightening a floppy pocket and bringing an old favorite back to life.

Buying Guides

Glove sizes by age and position, leathers, break-in kits and gifts ballplayers actually use.

Glove 101

Glove rules, the parts of a glove and practical tips for parents of young players.

Nordari Baseball Glove Break-In Kit: foam cleaner, cream conditioner, hardwood mallet, glove wrap, brush and microfiber cloth

The Nordari Glove Break-In Kit

Everything for the routine, in one box

Foam cleaner, oil-free cream conditioner, one-piece hardwood mallet, glove wrap, bristle brush and microfiber cloth. Non-darkening, for baseball and softball gloves, youth to adult.