Stinky Leather

[Geezer]

Anyone have any idea how to get a musty smell out of a leather strap?
I just bought a strap from a forum and it STINKS of mold/mildew.

It's a nice strap and I'd like to save it. I've tried neutral polish &
waterproofing but it still stinks.

Thanks,
Geezer

[Tony Done]

The stuff you use for deodorising car upholstery or carpets? Stick in a
bag with carpet deodorant, shake and leave for a bit?

--
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[George Weston]

You need to kill the mildew first. First wash the strap in a 50:50
solution of rubbing alcohol ("surgical spirit") and water.
Let it dry and then apply leather spray/polish/whatever.
Just did my leather jacket last week!

George

[Geezer]

"George Weston" <geow...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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Can you elaborate on "leather spray" please?

Thanks,
Dan

[George Weston]

Any good leather conditioner aerosol spray.
Google *leather protector spray*.

George

[Geezer]

"George Weston" <geow...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message

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Thanks!

[Gerry]

Please, before you do ANY of this stuff, just lay it out in the yard in
the sunshine in the morning. Turn it over a mid-day. It will be fine
by nightfall.
--
Music is the best means we have of digesting time. -- W. H. Auden

[Les Cargill]

What does window cleaner (Windex) do for it? Windex will
just about clean anything.


--
Les Cargill

[hank alrich]

Sheesh - and here I thought it was the name of your new band.



--
shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/
http://hankandshaidrimusic.com/
http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic

[Geezer]

"Gerry" <add...@domain.com> wrote in message
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It's already been outside for three days...8^(

[Geezer]

"hank alrich" <walk...@nv.net> wrote in message
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Hmmm...
I see possibilities here.

Geezer

[George Weston]

Full instructions here:
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/removing-mold-leather-vinyl-30641.html

[Geezer]

"George Weston" <geow...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message

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Thanks, George!
And thanks everyone for the suggestions.

This thing stunk so bad that I went out and bought another strap from Lakota
Leathers
http://www.lakotaleathers.com/ The best strap I've ever owned!

Still, I hate tossing the old one so I'll try the germicidal
soap/alcohol/leather conditioner spray route.

Geezer

[Steve Daniels]

On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 07:28:43 -0500, against all advice, something
compelled "Geezer" <Gee...@Geezer.com>, to say:

Wash it with saddle soap?

[Geezer]

"Steve Daniels" <sdan...@gorge.net> wrote in message
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That was the first thing I did.
I washed it with germicidal soap this morning and it's hanging outside as we
speak. It's cold & sunny so it should help.
Next step is a 50% strength alcohol wash followed by Wilsons Leather
Conditioner.

If that doesn't work, its into the trash!

And the guy I bought it from assures me that it doesn't smell.

Geezer

[Tom from Texas]

On Feb 2, 6:29 am, "Geezer" <Gee...@Geezer.com> wrote:
> "hank alrich" <walki...@nv.net> wrote in message

>
> news:1kxmxxu.nzehng11785v0N%walk...@nv.net...
>
> > Sheesh - and here I thought it was the name of your new band.
>
> > --

> > shut up and play your guitar *http://hankalrich.com/

> >http://hankandshaidrimusic.com/
> >http://www.youtube.com/walkinaymusic
>
> Hmmm...
> I see possibilities here.
>
> Geezer

With a band name like that, ye could play some pretty kinky bars.....
or maybe even some country/western clubs if they didn't think about
the name too much.

Tom (of Brown-stripe Boxer and the Stinky White Tidies) from Texas

[Gerry]

On 2013-02-02 12:28:43 +0000, Geezer said:

> "Gerry" <add...@domain.com> wrote in message
> news:2013020120500394873-address@domaincom...
>> On 2013-02-01 22:36:00 +0000, Geezer said:
>>
>>> Anyone have any idea how to get a musty smell out of a leather strap?
>>> I just bought a strap from a forum and it STINKS of mold/mildew.
>>>
>>> It's a nice strap and I'd like to save it. I've tried neutral polish &
>>> waterproofing but it still stinks.
>>
>> Please, before you do ANY of this stuff, just lay it out in the yard in
>> the sunshine in the morning. Turn it over a mid-day. It will be fine
>> by nightfall.
>

> It's already been outside for three days...8^(

Alrighty, then. Maybe in needs to be in a specifically Southern
Californian sun. That sounds like one impressively stinky strap!

[Gerry]

On 2013-02-02 15:06:46 +0000, Geezer said:

> This thing stunk so bad that I went out and bought another strap from
> Lakota Leathers
> http://www.lakotaleathers.com/ The best strap I've ever owned!
>
> Still, I hate tossing the old one so I'll try the germicidal
> soap/alcohol/leather conditioner spray route.

That's not a guitar strap--that's a science project gone horrible wrong!

[Tony Done]

Try a domestic/car deodorant. Having lived in the wet tropics, I know
from experience how effective they are. They was one I could get in
Darwin from the Greek supermarkets that came in a small dropping bottle.
No perfume in it, and a couple of drops would banish all the stink
inside a car, near-miraculous.

[don hindenach]

Burn it with fire! (or worse!)

--
-donh-
donh at audiosys dot com

[Geezer]

"don hindenach" <do...@audiosys.com> wrote in message
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Did the germicidal soap wash and outside drying session today...MUCH better!
Gonna do the alcohol wash tomorrow and the leather conditioner on Monday.
It smells like it's going to work!
After the leather treatment, I'll be doing saddle soap and neutral polish
again...in a week or so.

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! I think I have it licked!

Geezer

[JSorell]

"Geezer" <Gee...@Geezer.com> wrote in news:kekgco$2c5$1...@dont-email.me:

"I think I have it licked"....Ewwww! I'd try something else next.

John