CFM chuck123wapati Posted March 9 CFM Report Posted March 9 1 hour ago, Klara said: @chuck123wapati, @Beehive Why should I toss or repurpose perfectly good bags that quite possibly/probably are not even mouldy? you are the one who said it was mold, not me? I was answering on your assumption I guess i was wrong for thinking you knew sorry. " some sort of mould or mildew. " and i said it because you could well infect the rest of your leather as you have no idea how to kill it. You have a great day now. Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
CFM chuck123wapati Posted March 9 CFM Report Posted March 9 5 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: you are the one who said it was mold, not me? I was answering on your assumption I guess i was wrong for thinking you knew sorry. " some sort of mould or mildew. " and i said it because you could well infect the rest of your leather as you have no idea how to kill it. You have a great day now. Do you plan to sew it back together when the stitching falls out? Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members SUP Posted March 9 Members Report Posted March 9 @Klara Alcohol is often used to get rid of mold and mildew, isn't it? So if it is one of these, it might work, at least temporarily. As it is often used, I presume that the alcohol should not irreversibly damage the leather. If the white still remains, and there is no smell, it very well could be what @bruce johnson suggested, spew. There must be a way to manage that. So your bags will be usable. Learning is a life-long journey.
Members Klara Posted March 10 Author Members Report Posted March 10 @Beehive. Answered Saturday. @chuck123wapati I think it has been obvious from the beginning that I don't know what I am dealing with. I had never heard of spew. I have written several times that the "stuff" is different from all other forms of mold and mildew I have encountered, that it forms under conditions that are not mildew-friendly and that it does not infect my other tack. Therfore I say a big Thank You to @bruce johnson for his suggestion it could be spew. And I am somewhat disappointed that other members completely ignore that idea. Now if anybody had an idea how to cope with spew...
Members SUP Posted March 10 Members Report Posted March 10 4 hours ago, Klara said: Now if anybody had an idea how to cope with spew As @bruce johnson says, if you warm the spew and it melts, you could just wipe it off, isn't it? If you kept absorbent material - paper or cloth - on the leather and then warmed it through the material, it might get absorbed out more than just wiping it after warming. I have heard of spew removers as well though I have no idea how they work or what the final effect on the leather will be. https://www.leatherrepairco.com/products/leather-spew-remover There seem to be plenty of other brands available as well. Evidently happens often. Who knew? Learning is a life-long journey.
CFM chuck123wapati Posted March 10 CFM Report Posted March 10 4 hours ago, Klara said: @Beehive. Answered Saturday. @chuck123wapati I think it has been obvious from the beginning that I don't know what I am dealing with. I had never heard of spew. I have written several times that the "stuff" is different from all other forms of mold and mildew I have encountered, that it forms under conditions that are not mildew-friendly and that it does not infect my other tack. Therfore I say a big Thank You to @bruce johnson for his suggestion it could be spew. And I am somewhat disappointed that other members completely ignore that idea. Now if anybody had an idea how to cope with spew... could be a lot of things. salt for example from possibly some oils they added as it dried out the salts migrate to the surface and appeare as a dry powder. Bruce has a guess just the rest of us did his method work? he told you how to deal with it. it takes minutes to find out?. That leather product is ruined period. Not all leather is salvageable nor does it need to be. Not all leather tools are salvageable not all belts, saddles, and boots in the world can be fixed that is a simple reality. If you do get out the unknown stuff safely you still have a withered and dried-out piece of leather if you get the oiles back into it it will still be an oiled damaged piece of leather that needs to be re-sewn to be any use on a horse carrying goods. If you ruined your tack deal with it move on and don't do it again. Frankly, if you brought those in my shop unsealed I would kick your butt right out the door and scold you for the damage you did to them. I used to post and help folks a lot here. I don't much now because frankly, most folks who post these types of questions want the answer they want not really a truthful response, and when they don't get that then whomever is the bad mean person. I do not come on here to blow smoke up people's butt I come on here and attempt to help by giving truthful honest answers to the pictures and few words folks try to communicate with their mostly limited knowledge of their problem. You have a great life and I wish the best for you and sincerely hope you can post an I told you so pic of those fine bags made all better. Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Beehive Posted March 10 Members Report Posted March 10 1 minute ago, chuck123wapati said: could be a lot of things. salt for example from possibly some oils they added as it dried out the salts migrate to the surface and appeare as a dry powder. Bruce has a guess just the rest of us did his method work? he told you how to deal with it. it takes minutes to find out?. That leather product is ruined period. Not all leather is salvageable nor does it need to be. Not all leather tools are salvageable not all belts, saddles, and boots in the world can be fixed that is a simple reality. If you do get out the unknown stuff safely you still have a withered and dried-out piece of leather if you get the oiles back into it it will still be an oiled damaged piece of leather that needs to be re-sewn to be any use on a horse carrying goods. If you ruined your tack deal with it move on and don't do it again. Frankly, if you brought those in my shop unsealed I would kick your butt right out the door and scold you for the damage you did to them. I used to post and help folks a lot here. I don't much now because frankly, most folks who post these types of questions want the answer they want not really a truthful response, and when they don't get that then whomever is the bad mean person. I do not come on here to blow smoke up people's butt I come on here and attempt to help by giving truthful honest answers to the pictures and few words folks try to communicate with their mostly limited knowledge of their problem. You have a great life and I wish the best for you and sincerely hope you can post an I told you so pic of those fine bags made all better. I'd buy you a beer.
Northmount Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Time to close this thread. Going around in circles, etc. is not getting us anywhere.
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