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| 1023.2 | oops -- ps to original note | GEMVAX::FISHER | | Fri Aug 04 1989 16:52 | 8 |
| Oops -- I've had the saddle 10 years. The musty smell
just arrived about a week ago. The point about the
10 years is that after all this time, this is the first
time I've had a problem of this sort.
Shouldn't hit Ctrl/Z so fast!
Dawn
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| 1023.3 | This may help | AIMHI::DANIELS | | Mon Aug 07 1989 12:41 | 13 |
| Probably the musty odor is caused by molds in the leather and under
the leather in the lining. The only thing I can think of (and I've
never tried it - so no guarantees) is using Lysol, which can kill
the mold spores.
Even if the mold spores, etc are killed, there may be a lingering odor.
Try sprinkling baking soda all over the saddle and leaving it in the
sun. This may have to be done few a few days. This works for plastics
that have absorbed food odors.
Tina
P.S. Good Luck
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| 1023.4 | Horsemans One-step | WMOIS::J_BENNETT | constants aren't; variables won't | Tue Aug 08 1989 10:05 | 1 |
| Horsemans "One-step" leather cleaner has a fungicide in it. Good luck.
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| 1023.5 | thanks! | GEMVAX::FISHER | | Mon Aug 28 1989 11:36 | 6 |
| Thanks to both of you. The horseman's one step did the trick. By
the way, many tack shops are having trouble keeping that product
in stock as it is recommended by Porsche and BMW for cleaning
the seats in the cars!
Dawn
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| 1023.6 | Cleaning sheepskin? | XLIB::PAANANEN | | Fri Mar 13 1992 10:21 | 5 |
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Any ideas on how to get a musty smell out of real sheepskin?
Thanks!
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| 1023.7 | Is it still attached to the sheep?:-):-) | DECWET::JDADDAMIO | Red Barber for President! | Fri Mar 13 1992 12:38 | 12 |
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Is this a sheepskin rug? saddle pad? Something glued to leather(like
the underside of a western saddle)?
Have you tried hanging it outside? Sunshine and fresh air frequently
work with removing musty smells from wool so it might work with the
"original". Or through it in you dryer on the "no heat" cycle(minus the
sheep of course).
If that doesn't work and it is a rug or saddle pad or something else
that's loose, you could take it to a dry cleaner or somebody who cleans
sheepskin rugs.
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| 1023.8 | | XLIB::PAANANEN | | Fri Mar 13 1992 12:44 | 7 |
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It's a girth cover, and the weather here is too flaky to risk
leaving it outside on the line....wind,rain,snow... I can't
risk having it shrink, and I don't think a dry cleaners would
take it.
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| 1023.9 | | MPO::ROBINSON | You have HOW MANY cats??!! | Fri Mar 13 1992 13:01 | 3 |
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Ask Terry Rock - LUDWIG::ROCK, she knows all about sheep....
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| 1023.10 | | XLIB::PAANANEN | | Fri Mar 13 1992 15:29 | 8 |
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I have already talked to Terry, and she had some ideas, but wasn't
sure, because she has never had that problem.
k.
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| 1023.11 | if i cant wash it , i throw it away! | ABACUS::MATTHEWS | DEAth Star | Fri Mar 13 1992 17:22 | 12 |
| sheepskin...
handle it like leather wash it, put fab softner in it (cold water)
and then dry it but attach something heavy to it, or better yet
get a board of the size of the skin and and stretch it accross to keep
it form shrinking..
other than that let your horse play with it in his stall ;*)
wendy o'
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| 1023.12 | try cool gentle wash | CGOOA::LMILLER | hasten slowly | Tue Mar 17 1992 12:16 | 7 |
| I have a saddle pad that is not "washable wool". I put it in the
washing machine on cold with woolite (pun!) or similar on gentle or
even soak. Then I either air dry it (cats think its great) or cool in
the drier, but before it dries completely - I spray an oil product
such as PAM on the leather side so it doesn't dry up. It works well
and so far has not shrunk. The spray product makes it easier to make
an even coating. It works very well.
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