How to get mould spots out of numnah?

[HelenBack]

I have an unused numnah that I want to sell. Unfortunately where I stored it over winter must have been a bit damp and now it has some tiny mould spots along the back of it. They're really small dots and mostly white although I think there are some green ones too. They cover enough of the back of the numnah that I couldn't expect to sell it without sorting it out.

I'm no domestic goddess so can someone tell me if there's a way to remove these please? The numnah is a Nuumed full wool one and I'd rather not put it in the machine if possible as it's still nice and fluffy and I'm reluctant to wash it and lose that. So if there's a dry way to get rid of the mould I'd prefer that, although obviously I will wash it if needs be.

Thanks.

 

[Burnttoast]

Hang outside on a hot sunny day (if such a thing eventuates) to kill the mould then brush with a stiff brush.

 

[Northern Hare]

I've used white vinegar before on a Mattes saddle cloth - cotton on top and sheepskin inside. It worked well but I machine washed it afterwards. As you don't want to machine wash the numnah, try as above. Or if you do need to wash it, plenty of hair conditioner in the rinsing water helps keep the sheepskin nice and fluffy.

 

[sbloom]

White vinegar should do the trick but you're much better off washing it. You can brush the wool carefully when it's wet to help it fluff up more. Most people know what wool looks like once washed, I'd not worry about it.

Or if you do need to wash it, plenty of hair conditioner in the rinsing water helps keep the sheepskin nice and fluffy.

Nuumed is wool fleece, shorn from the sheep, inserted into a knitted backing, wool wash is ideal. Conditioner isn't recommended by all sheepskin numnah brands, Mattes certainly don't recommend it, you need a leather wash. Le Mieux do indeed recommended it, and it may work for other brands, but you'd ruin your warranty.

 

[Beausmate]

White vinegar for the mould. For fluffing the fluff, I use one of those velcro cleaner brush things. It also works on fake sheep, and gets a lot of the mank out of proper sheepskin that you don't want to wash.

 

[HelenBack]

Thanks all. It's kind of sunny today so I'm going to put it outside and see if that does the trick. Otherwise I'll look at the white vinegar / washing options. I was just a bit worried that once washed potential buyers might not believe it's not been used and so try to knock me down on price (some of the cheeky offers on FB Marketplace are downright rude!) but then I guess if I used vinegar it's going to smell a bit afterwards so might need washing anyway!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I would try brushing it off if not try vinegar then you could just really air it afterwards.

I use nuumed wool numnahs and wash them in the melp wash they come up like new, I have one really fluffy one and it hasn't flattened it at all but I don't wash them all the time.

 

[sbloom]

I would try brushing it off if not try vinegar then you could just really air it afterwards.

I use nuumed wool numnahs and wash them in the melp wash they come up like new, I have one really fluffy one and it hasn't flattened it at all but I don't wash them all the time.

A customer of mine also found Melp (Mattes own leather detergent) made it softer than anything.