Best tack cleaners??

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Have just finished my Carr/Day/Martin bottle of Belvoir tack cleaner and before I buy another I just thought i'd see if anyone has any recommendations? :)
 
Effax, the one in the brown pot not the yellow pot. it's not cheap (just restocked, £10 a tub) but a little goes a very long way, it's soft (like room-temp butter) so no elbow grease requd, it smells lovely, and it keeps leather lovely. I've converted a die-hard saddlesoaper to it... ;) only thing is, it works best if you keep a sponge just for the effax, don't get any water on it at all.
 
The Horsemans one step is great if you need a one off miracle cure as it really can shift dirt but if it is being used all the time then it can make the tack go sticky.
 
None of them IMO, find them all messy to use and dont really get the grease off. I am old fashioned and prefer a sponge, warm water and elbow grease to clean the leather which is then rubbed over with traditional glycerine soap mixed with full fat milk. Keeps my tack beautifully supple without the need to oil/grease it. If any does need an little extra then I too use Effax grease (the brown one).
 
sillygillyhorse said:
None of them IMO, find them all messy to use and dont really get the grease off. I am old fashioned and prefer a sponge, warm water and elbow grease to clean the leather which is then rubbed over with traditional glycerine soap mixed with full fat milk. Keeps my tack beautifully supple without the need to oil/grease it. If any does need an little extra then I too use Effax grease (the brown one).
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Nearly the same but instead of Effax I use Koachaline or Flexalan first if it's almost a hopeless case. You use the same recipe that Wilf White used and later sold; when I worked for him we kept it in the fridge so it doesn't go off in the summer.
 
Yep another vote for warm water and elbow grease to get that grease off I then rub over with Stubben Glycerine soap, tack is very supply and always looks good. Of course dare I say always makes it much easier and quicker if done after every use :)
 
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