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| JulieJ |
Posted - Sep 17 2012 : 2:32:23 PM
I have a leather dog lead that got mildewed. Can I clean it or do I have to chuck it and buy new?
If I can clean, what do I use??
Any help greatly appreciated. |
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| texdane |
Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 06:43:08 AM
Hi Julie.
I used to own a furniture store that sold leather furniture and was going to recommend the same kind of thing Rosemary above says. I'd use distilled water, then vinegar to wipe it down. Then a good wiping with leather conditioner, and let it dry. Good luck.
Nicole
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Sep 18 2012 : 5:22:08 PM
Tack shops are awesome. There's nothing leather that those guys can't fix. I ran into our local tack shop owner at the farm co-op one day and asked him what he'd advise me to use to clean an old Coach leather bag I had just acquired. He said he uses 409 spray cleaner to clean leather -- including the squillion-dollar saddles owned by the wealthy horse owners around here in Virginia "hunt country" -- followed by any one of several leather conditioning creams on the market. I mention this in case other farmgirls open this thread hoping to find something along these lines. I have no idea if that would work on mildew. I suspect not. Maybe white vinegar? Works for other kinds of mildew.
On a related topic, the old trick of using hair spray to remove ballpoint pen ink from leather really works! |
| JulieJ |
Posted - Sep 18 2012 : 07:06:02 AM
Thanks! |
| queenmushroom |
Posted - Sep 17 2012 : 5:36:48 PM
Go to your local tack shop or tractor supply and purchase some neatsfoot oil or leather new cleaner. These will clean and condition the leather.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
