Any suggestions about mould that grows on leather?

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It's been damp and raining recently, and some of the saddles have mould growing on them. The usual suggestion is to wash with vinegar and then leave the saddles out in direct sunlight.

Around our area that would be "rainlight" instead of sunlight, We were wanting rain for quite a while, and now it won't go away.

Are there any treatments that work better than vinegar? What about antifungals such as miconazole? We used that successfully for fungal corneal ulcers in a horse's eye.

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Mold hates UV light. Any UV light. Like kryptonite to superman. So, if the sun is unavailable, an artificial UV light source in a dry space will cause the mold to die a horrible death.

Hannah · Answer

Don't use miconazole. A tsp. vinegar with a few cups of water will do the trick.

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White vinegar, used it on mine and killed the mild and then I used oil as usual after I was finished

Missy B · Answer

Just clean them and oil them like usual.

Any suggestions about mould that grows on leather?

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