Rawhide cleaning

[Dirty Dan Dawkins]

Any tips on cleaning rawhide? I was just given a really nice roping saddle from a friend long out of horses. The mildew cleaned off nicely. I just needed toothpicks to dig into the tooling to clean. The pommel is all covered in rawhide as well as the cantle, but they are quite stained. Would a dillluted bleach mixture work or bathroom cleaners followed by something to put some moisture back in? Just thoughts.
Also, what is the best way to clean suede? I know from experience some cleaners can flatten the suede, taken away its loft. Water and a rag ok?

[Dirty Dan Dawkins]

Ya know guys, white, hard as a rock rawhide,  like ya give your dog to chew on ( commonly in the form of bones ,strips, etc) Another thing I might would consider is to die it. Any tips? It seems to have a little shelac on it. Would have to remove that.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I've never had an occasion to need to clean rawhide. Perhaps Lexol would work there, too. You'd want to try it on a scrap first so you didn't ruin it.

[Dirty Dan Dawkins]

Thanks Marshal, Yeah I got this saddle and cleaned it to near perfection and now the rawhide makes the rest look bad. I may just die it. The rawhide is plumb white, so I doubt I'll get those dark stains completely out.
By the way on my suede, I did use just a damp rag. I  had wildew to remove off of it as well. ( Suede topped seat on this ropin' saddle) Worked just fine. It was near 100 degrees outside, so it dried up nicely and didn't flatten the suede out.