Saddle Fell In The Water Trough

[horsewreck]

Seems like we were just talking about mold this past week on another thread. In our shop we would wipe the saddle of with a damp cloth, give it a coat of Montana pitch blend oil (inhibits mold), and then give it a top coat of RUDY'S (also inhibits mold) by Bee Natural. Both these products are good saddle treatments even when mold is not present. We are located in a humid area and mold is an ongoing issue with us, we have used almost every product and home remedy out there and these two work the best. Jeff

[The Farmers Daughter]

Seems like we were just talking about mold this past week on another thread. In our shop we would wipe the saddle of with a damp cloth, give it a coat of Montana pitch blend oil (inhibits mold), and then give it a top coat of RUDY'S (also inhibits mold) by Bee Natural. Both these products are good saddle treatments even when mold is not present. We are located in a humid area and mold is an ongoing issue with us, we have used almost every product and home remedy out there and these two work the best. Jeff

Thanks for the tip Jeff. Where do you get it from? I am familiar with Bee Natural, but I have never heard of Montana pitch before.

Lynn

[Saddlebag]

I'd give the saddle a cleaning with a soap containing conditioners like Feibings. Adding vinegar will kept destroy the mold. While the leather is still damp and the pores are open that's when I'd oil it. If you use a paint brush and paint it on it goes quickly and like painting you wipe the bristles off a little first. This allows you to better control how much oil you use. Because using a paint brush makes it so easy, repeating the process is only a couple of minutes.

[horsewreck]

Thanks for the tip Jeff. Where do you get it from? I am familiar with Bee Natural, but I have never heard of Montana pitch before.

Lynn

Lynn, Montana Pitch Blend Oil is a combo of mink oil and pine pitch and it's great at getting the mold off and keeping it off. It is online at shop.treatleather.com

If your area is prone to mold you might con your local tack shop or feed store into handling it it sells well..... Jeff

[The Farmers Daughter]

Seems like we were just talking about mold this past week on another thread. In our shop we would wipe the saddle of with a damp cloth, give it a coat of Montana pitch blend oil (inhibits mold), and then give it a top coat of RUDY'S (also inhibits mold) by Bee Natural. Both these products are good saddle treatments even when mold is not present. We are located in a humid area and mold is an ongoing issue with us, we have used almost every product and home remedy out there and these two work the best. Jeff

Jeff - I took your advice and purchased some of the Bee Natural line. That stuff ROCKS! Thanks for the tip.

[horsewreck]

Jeff - I took your advice and purchased some of the Bee Natural line. That stuff ROCKS! Thanks for the tip.

Lynn, I am glad you like the stuff. I have never seen a moldy saddle that you could not cleanup and keep clean with Bee Naturals Rudy's it is a super product.... Jeff

[KAYAK45]

I hate this when a thread just stops. What happened to the tanked saddle!

I don't know is I'm old enough to be an old cowboy, but I tanked overnite a new price mcglouphlin (SP?) in the sixties and it was a great saddle when rode dry, oiled and talcumned.