Belvoir tack conditioner spray

[Coblette]

Does anyone use this and is it any good? Or any other good recommendations to clean tack? Just bought a secondhand Elevator bridle which is lovely but needs a good clean!! Thanks ?

 

[Stenners]

I like the Carr & Day Martin tack cleaner

 

[Meredith]

This is interesting reading
https://forums.horseandhound.co.uk/threads/leather-conditioner-recipe.685155/

 

[littleshetland]

Renapur is lovely stuff.

 

[spotty_pony]

I usually use the Lincoln tack spray which is very good, but have just bought the Schokemole one and I am very impressed

 

[criso]

This is interesting reading
https://forums.horseandhound.co.uk/threads/leather-conditioner-recipe.685155/

I bought some of Oz's leather conditioner not wanting to make my own and it's really good stuff.

 

[Skib]

On my Twitter feed tonight from someone renovating First World War army issue leather items.
Renapur cleaner and conditioner.

I have not used this myself. I have some effa Balsam. And use my father's recipe for beeswax leather treatment for books. For my FWW antique army items I may just buy the Renapur.

 

[sbloom]

Most stuff in tack shops is, sadly, either ineffective or actually harmful to leather. Conditioner should have a low oil content and no solvents, so it should be thick, or even solid at room temperature therefore a spray conditioner isn't going to be good and may be harmful. I will say the exception can be bonded calf leather saddles, I know Prestige make a watery emulsion for this purpose. A top saddler/fitter I know is preparing a HUGE long document on leather care, if I can I will report back.

I only recommend Oz's conditioner (and stock it in the van) and Sedgwick. Effex Lederbalsam is one I used to recommend (though actually I didn't find it that brilliant, it just seemed to be better than a lot of others, and recommended by people I respected) but then someone on here got an ingredients list from them and it contains solvents. I also loathed the smell!

Do read the thread linked above. And then wonder why on earth they don't have to include a full list of ingredients, not just the good stuff that's great for marketing...

 

[criso]

There was one of those tried and tested articles in a horsey magazine I picked up a while back. And what struck me was that being easy to apply was an important criteria. As sbloom says, the good ones can be solid at room temperature (even more on a cold winter's day) so take more effort to use but worth it for the long term benefit.

 

[honetpot]

I have used it for years, hate the new bottle. I use sparingly, if your tack stored damp, it makes it floppy. I clean with a micro fibre cloth in hot water, leave to dry and then apply. It's also great at shows for a last wipe before going in the ring, or helping get stiff keepers to work.