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My saddle has mold on it, something better than "leather cleaner" to kill spores2007-11-24 21:18:41

I feel so bad for letting it get moldy and I want to clean it really well to get rid of as much of the mold as possible. Is leather cleaner enough to do the job?

Answers:

Take the saddle outside, or out of the tack room to clean it. Brushing off the mold in the tack room will spread the spores everywhere.

Clean with brush, rag, soap & water, or saddle soap. Then either dispose of the rag or seal it up, or take it away from the tack room.

Dry the leather, then let it sit in the sun for a while. The sunlight will help kill the mold spores.

Then treat the saddle with Leather Therapy Cleaner & Conditioner.

Each time the saddle is used make sure it is dry before putting it away. A little time in the sun will help.

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Sweaty butt cheeks

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I'm not totally sure if its the best to use but I did. I bought an old saddle that had sat for a while and I used some saddle soap on it and also some saddle cleaner (spray) and it came right off! I didn't have any problems after either. But I got taken, Someone had broken the tree and half *** fixed it up under the leather where you couldn't see and it broke and fell off my horse right after a trail ride. I was lucky it didn't while I was on the ride! I would have died! Good luck and I hope you can get it as good as new. :D

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Yep, for all the finished leather use a leather soap (not on any roughout) and then you may want to finish with a conditioner.

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the best thing for your saddle is to keep cleaning it mold is only damp unless it is black the saddle soap will work in the end and oil it that will stop the damp getting in to the leather

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http://www.infohorse.com/html/moldytack.