mold

[Charlie Bowdre]

Friends , need some help.

A pal called me and told me he had put away a gun rig , After several months he took item out and noted some mold on the leather holster . Rubbed it down with linseed oil and the mold disappeared   , only to return within a few days,

is there any treatment he might uses  to dry out the leather and get rid of the mold ?

Appreciate the help  and figured this  would be the spot to ask.

Dutchy

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howhy Dutchy

       Tell your friend to keep the linseed oil for his gun stock, he can use some alcohol or a little cider vinegar and rub it out real well, let it air dry real well, and if all is well that should do it, if not hit it again, i've found that alcohol works pretty good on mold, if there is a lot of moisture in the leather, you can sprinkle corn meal all over it , or cover it in kitty litter for several days, but you need to get that unwanted moisture out of it , when done dust it off well and take another look in see if the mold is gone, others will probably chime in on this , Chuck Burrows will most likly have a cure for this out of his possibles bag, so stay tuned.


                                                                    tEN wOLVES 

[Charlie Bowdre]

Thanks TW ,
I passed this on to Keith , Appreciate the response.

Dutchy

[HorsePen Henry]

Hi Dutchy,

I would recommend a good saddle soaping and leave to dry in the sunlight and fresh air. Sunlight will kill mold like nothing else, IMHO. After it is good and dry treat it with Lexol Leather conditioner or good ol' Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Cheers,

X Horse Pen

[willy]

Had some holsters in the basement that got white mold on them.
Took a rag with clorox bleach and wiped them off. Mold is gone and no harm to holsters.


Willy

[outrider]

I agree with Horse Pen Harry on this one..a good application of saddle soap then let it air dry out side.  If your keeping leather in a damp basement you will have to expect mold or mildew on it...I keep a de-humidifier going 24/7.  but then again my shop is in my basement

[Black Powder]

Thanks, folks, for the assorted replies.  A "friend" of mine did the same thing and got mold too... 

BP