Musty smell on holsters

Idaho G

February 28, 2012 08:18

I left some leather holsters in a box in my basement and now they
have a musty smell. What can I do to get rid of the smell?
Thanks

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  nmyers

  February 28, 2012 08:38

  Pecard's leather dressing might help.
  
  Neal

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  SP45

  February 28, 2012 09:03

  I use saddle soap and then leather oil like neetsfoot. you can buy it at Wallmart

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  gotstolefrom

  February 28, 2012 09:04

  In my experience that smell is generated from a mold / mildew growth that you want to kill first. A generous application of an oily leather dressing might do it in one step (like 'neetsfoot').
  
  For heavy 'growth', I've used about a 25% concentration of clorox and water, immerse in that, use a tooth brush for heavy areas, then towel and air dry it. Then use the leather product of choice.
  (For leather in good condition, this wetting with 25% clorox hasn't ever given me a problem.)

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  peabo

  February 28, 2012 11:26

  Tandy Leather has a video where they use a mixture of lemon juice and water to neutralize the mold then after letting it dry, dress it using Lexol, a leather conditioner or neetsfoot oil.
  
  http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/Mold-and-Mildew-Treatment.aspx
  
  
  Thanks---Peabo

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  wpage

  February 29, 2012 05:26

  + 1 on the lemon and water mix...
  
  Wipe it
  
  Clean it
  
  Dress it

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  asop

  February 29, 2012 14:56

  I agree with SP45. Been cleaning "old" leather products this way for years. Works

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  Idaho G

  March 02, 2012 08:46

  Thanks everyone! I went to the Tandy sight, and it was really useful.
  Thanks!

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