Help! My tack got DRENCHED!

[lucemoose]

I hired an arena out the other day, heavens opened and now my tack is not talking to me

I brought it home to dry out- not a particularly warm house, but drier than the tack room. I worked some leather conditioner into it and now its dry its just not happy.

I always do this so unsure of why its got so vile?! Oil? Balsam? Lick it?!

 

[muffinino]

Have you tried Neatsfoot oil? Or Koachlin? (sic)

 

[lucemoose]

not yet, but its next to me so thats my next step...
god knows why neatsfoot oil is on a PC table?!

 

[camilla4]

Was it still wet/damp when you treated it?

 

[KatB]

Don't oil it!! If it is completely dry, work leather balm into it (oakwood is fab) which will feed it. Oil can soak it and just make it all saturated and horrid!!

 

[peanut]

I cleaned and oiled mine at the weekend after it getting soaked and it looks really dull now. I'll look out for Oakwood leather balm too.

 

[lucemoose]

I dont like oakwood - it makes my hands smell of petrol- I do have urad, and renapur?
Camilla, no it was at the dry yet cardboard stage!

 

[teddyt]

Dont use a chemical smelling conditioner, they are v bad for leather. Effax is good.

Leather basically goes hard after it gets wet because the fibres shrink. Do not use it until it has been fed otherwise it will be more likely to tear or break as the fibres are brittle.

 

[MrWoof]

So? Good English Leather will take whatever the weather throws at it. Don't use Oil - it rots the stitching. Try Kaocholine - in a tin and looks a bit like thick Red Jelly. Also very useful when putting away tack (in a plastic bag) which may not be used for some time. Yes, you will end up with a fur coat but once that has been removed, your tack will still be supple.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Let your tack dry out naturally, don't put it near to direct heat or in an airing cupboard as it doesn't do the leather any good. Once it's dry treat it with Grand Prix Leather Gloss. It's fantastic stuff, it'll bring your tack up like new.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GRAND-PRIX-LEATHER...=item3efa00dea3

 

[muffinino]

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So? Good English Leather will take whatever the weather throws at it. Don't use Oil - it rots the stitching. Try Kaocholine - in a tin and looks a bit like thick Red Jelly. Also very useful when putting away tack (in a plastic bag) which may not be used for some time. Yes, you will end up with a fur coat but once that has been removed, your tack will still be supple.

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That's the stuff I meant, just couldn't remember how to spell the name properly. It is good stuff

 

[Donkeymad]

That's not correctly spelt either lol. Seriously, that stuff is for storing, not cleaning tack. Ko-cho-line
Use a good leather feed such as Effax or Hamanol. First let the leather dry naturally, away from any direct heat source, then give a good clean with a leather feed. Please, don't oil it.

 

[brucea]

Ditto - effax or the Keiffer equivalent is marvelous and does not change the colour

 

[MrWoof]

That's not correctly spelt either. Seriously, that stuff is for storing, not cleaning tack.
Ko-cho-line
Please, don't oil it.

Yes - oops - I put in an extra "a".
Nothing better for waterproofing.
Rub in, leave for as long as possible, then rub off and soap.

 

[ester]

ko cho line.

Saved a saddle from the sea