Posted 2014-12-30 7:33 AM Subject: Moldy tack...what's the best method to clean?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 1182 Location: Do I hear Banjos?
I never had this issue in Texas...but here in Arkansas it's quite a bit more wet all the time. I store my saddles and most tack in the house as it's climate controlled and the tack room/feed room is not. I have a headstall/breast collar set that I haven't used in a year and it was left out in the tack room. It is just covered in mold.
What is the best method to clean the leather and get it usable again? Vinegar? Then condition the leather?
Posted 2014-12-30 8:57 AM Subject: RE: Moldy tack...what's the best method to clean?
Veteran
Posts: 226
Samt thing happened to me in my new barn until I got a dehumidifier. All I did to clean my saddle was get a sponge and leather conditioner and cleaned all the leather. I think it worked fine anyway :)
Posted 2014-12-30 6:42 PM Subject: RE: Moldy tack...what's the best method to clean?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 1115
All of our tack got soaked when our barn was hit by a tornado. Everything ended up covered in mold. I mixed 1/4 cup of bleach with 1/2 cup of Murphy's Oil Soap in a bucket of hot water. I scrubbed all the tack and then rinsed it with a damp sponge. Two years later and the mold has still not reappeared.
Posted 2014-12-30 10:07 PM Subject: RE: Moldy tack...what's the best method to clean?
Regular
Posts: 57
When my tack molded, I soaked it in some very warm water for about 10 minutes then I wiped most of the mold off while the tack was in the water. After most of the mold was gone, I let it hang dry for a day then used saddle soap and conditioner like usual.
Moldy tack...what's the best method to clean?
