How do you get yellow mold off what appears to be a latigo leather saddle? :eek:
I’ve heard of using dilute bleach, but that sounds a little drastic.
Do you have a picture?
Sorry, no. Not smart enough.
I used to use Murphy’s Oil Soap on my saddles, don’t know if there’s something better in today’s world or not.
I use Lysol spray (original) to get rid of yellow mold that would gather on the carpet of the old Chevy that stays in storage. I imagine if you were to spray it on the saddle and wipe it off immediately it should work. Depends how expensive your saddle is and whether you want to chance staining it.
That’s all I got:o
you can use diluted bleach okay, we had to do that when a horse brought strangles into the barn back in the day and we were instructed to bleach everything, including tack.
Just spot test it first to make sure it’s not too strong and doesn’t cause actual bleaching of your saddle
Try white vinegar .
We use wood bleach (from the hardware store - oxalic acid) to get rid of mold that can develop while tooling leather while making saddles, but I’d be careful using it on a finished saddle that has a surface finish or dye.
This saddle has a smooth finish, so I suspect mild soap and water would be first method of attack.
Old bar of ivory, tack sponge, seem to be doing good job.
Thanks all!
Leather Therapy products have a mold inhibitor in them, they work pretty well.
White vinegar in every crevice first… then Leather Therapy with mold resistance. The vinegar will kill the spores.
