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| I have two Classic Equine ESP saddle pads with wool/felt on the underside that are a mess of dried sweat and hair. I've tried spraying them with the hose and then using a wire brush to get the long winter hairs off, but I'm not having much luck. Anyone have any tips or tricks on how to get the undersides of them cleaned up? I'm not sure if it's worth it to try and get them cleaned up and hope the pad is still in good shape by the end of it, or just get a couple new ones. Thanks in advance! | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 11:15 AM I have two Classic Equine ESP saddle pads with wool/felt on the underside that are a mess of dried sweat and hair. I've tried spraying them with the hose and then using a wire brush to get the long winter hairs off, but I'm not having much luck. Anyone have any tips or tricks on how to get the undersides of them cleaned up? I'm not sure if it's worth it to try and get them cleaned up and hope the pad is still in good shape by the end of it, or just get a couple new ones. Thanks in advance! Oh my gosh on useing a wire brush  , I have always just used a stiffer brush and hose it down to get it reeally wet and rub the loose hair and dirt off with the stiff brush untill its pretty clean and then I just throw it on the top board of my wash rack to drip dry over night the burshes I use are the ones that I use on my horses but no wire brush.. when I had a really dirty pad I would take them to a car wash and use the wand, but at a distance not to close to the pad. Now I have a power washer here at the house that I use on a dirty pad when needed.
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| Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-11 9:26 AM
madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 11:15 AM I have two Classic Equine ESP saddle pads with wool/felt on the underside that are a mess of dried sweat and hair. I've tried spraying them with the hose and then using a wire brush to get the long winter hairs off, but I'm not having much luck. Anyone have any tips or tricks on how to get the undersides of them cleaned up? I'm not sure if it's worth it to try and get them cleaned up and hope the pad is still in good shape by the end of it, or just get a couple new ones. Thanks in advance! Oh my gosh on useing a wire brush , I have always just used a stiffer brush and hose it down to get it reeally wet and rub the loose hair and dirt off with the stiff brush untill its pretty clean and then I just throw it on the top board of my wash rack to drip dry over night the burshes I use are the ones that I use on my horses but no wire brush.. when I had a really dirty pad I would take them to a car wash and use the wand, but at a distance not to close to the pad. Now I have a power washer here at the house that I use on a dirty pad when needed.
My husband has the smaller wire brushes, like the ones on some of the hoof picks out there (the toothbrush looking wire ones), and that's what I tried using  I'll hose them down again tonight and see what progress I can make, but it's been an ongoing battle. A pressure washer sounds like a great idea! My husband has been talking about wanting one, so maybe this will be the green light  | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 11:54 AM Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-11 9:26 AM madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 11:15 AM I have two Classic Equine ESP saddle pads with wool/felt on the underside that are a mess of dried sweat and hair. I've tried spraying them with the hose and then using a wire brush to get the long winter hairs off, but I'm not having much luck. Anyone have any tips or tricks on how to get the undersides of them cleaned up? I'm not sure if it's worth it to try and get them cleaned up and hope the pad is still in good shape by the end of it, or just get a couple new ones. Thanks in advance! Oh my gosh on useing a wire brush , I have always just used a stiffer brush and hose it down to get it reeally wet and rub the loose hair and dirt off with the stiff brush untill its pretty clean and then I just throw it on the top board of my wash rack to drip dry over night the burshes I use are the ones that I use on my horses but no wire brush.. when I had a really dirty pad I would take them to a car wash and use the wand, but at a distance not to close to the pad. Now I have a power washer here at the house that I use on a dirty pad when needed. My husband has the smaller wire brushes, like the ones on some of the hoof picks out there (the toothbrush looking wire ones ), and that's what I tried using I'll hose them down again tonight and see what progress I can make, but it's been an ongoing battle. A pressure washer sounds like a great idea! My husband has been talking about wanting one, so maybe this will be the green light
Oh well heck no wonder your not having much luck getting your pads clean, get a bigger stiff brush and I bet you will make progress, just soak the pads down let them site a bit and then brush the pads down in a circle motion put a little elbow grease into it, maybe use a little woolite to help loosen the dirt and sweat up, but make sure you get the water running clear while riseing off the pad.  | |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-11 11:03 AM
madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 11:54 AM Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-11 9:26 AM madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 11:15 AM I have two Classic Equine ESP saddle pads with wool/felt on the underside that are a mess of dried sweat and hair. I've tried spraying them with the hose and then using a wire brush to get the long winter hairs off, but I'm not having much luck. Anyone have any tips or tricks on how to get the undersides of them cleaned up? I'm not sure if it's worth it to try and get them cleaned up and hope the pad is still in good shape by the end of it, or just get a couple new ones. Thanks in advance! Oh my gosh on useing a wire brush , I have always just used a stiffer brush and hose it down to get it reeally wet and rub the loose hair and dirt off with the stiff brush untill its pretty clean and then I just throw it on the top board of my wash rack to drip dry over night the burshes I use are the ones that I use on my horses but no wire brush.. when I had a really dirty pad I would take them to a car wash and use the wand, but at a distance not to close to the pad. Now I have a power washer here at the house that I use on a dirty pad when needed. My husband has the smaller wire brushes, like the ones on some of the hoof picks out there (the toothbrush looking wire ones ), and that's what I tried using I'll hose them down again tonight and see what progress I can make, but it's been an ongoing battle. A pressure washer sounds like a great idea! My husband has been talking about wanting one, so maybe this will be the green light
I've had luck in the past with those brushes, but this is just too much for those to handle! I will definitely try the woolite and get them as soaked as I can to loosen everything up. Thanks Roxie! | |
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Location: Kansas | I actually use a rubber curry, and some dawn dish soap. Wet my pads down, rub the dish soap in really good using circular motions, then hose the crap out out of it down with the power washer | |
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2018-06-11 11:38 AM
I actually use a rubber curry, and some dawn dish soap. Wet my pads down, rub the dish soap in really good using circular motions, then hose the crap out out of it down with the power washer
Dawn usually works for most everything else, so I will give that a try on one of them! I'll do some experimentation, Woolite on one, Dawn on the other Thank you! | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 1:49 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2018-06-11 11:38 AM I actually use a rubber curry, and some dawn dish soap. Wet my pads down, rub the dish soap in really good using circular motions, then hose the crap out out of it down with the power washer Dawn usually works for most everything else, so I will give that a try on one of them! I'll do some experimentation, Woolite on one, Dawn on the other Thank you!  And the rubber currys are good to use too, I just never can keep one around the dogs would always find it and haul off with it so I just use a stiff horse bursh, I always have plenty of those laying around.
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| Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-11 11:52 AM
madredepeanut - 2018-06-11 1:49 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2018-06-11 11:38 AM I actually use a rubber curry, and some dawn dish soap. Wet my pads down, rub the dish soap in really good using circular motions, then hose the crap out out of it down with the power washer Dawn usually works for most everything else, so I will give that a try on one of them! I'll do some experimentation, Woolite on one, Dawn on the other Thank you!
Good to know! Too much soap might be worse than too much hair! | |
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Location: SoCal | I have had amazing results using the striphair saddle pad cleaner, but I think they discontinued it. It had rounded pointed edges so it got in the creases of stitching on pads and it worked great to get the hair out. I use it on felt and my fluffy wool pads with no damage to the pads. I rinse sweat/dirt it with the ez wash wand horse bath thing. I liked to hang pads up with a clip so they're vertical and wash down the pad. Once the water loosens the sweat I go back with the strip hair to get the rest of the hair. Absolutely works wonders. I have some before/afters but am not sure how to post them on here. | |
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| I use a SleekEZ on my pads, it works amazing! not sure if it would work on the esp. I used it on regular wool felt! then just hose off with a high pressure sprayer. | |
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