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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
This does work! I have a couple of leather briefcases I only use once or twice a year - and I live in the South where mildew gets in your closets - so I clean yearly with saddle soap & spray with Armor All - then wrap loosely in tissue paper. Working so far.
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As I told Sneaky in a msg, there is a tanning process used for some leathers that sometimes causes mineral salts from the tanning to migrate to the surface of the leather if the item is not used regularly. This gives the leather a white powdery, dusty look, that is often mistaken for mould. This stuff cleans off easily, especially with saddle soap or even just ArmorAll, but if the leather is unused for another year, may get a new layer of the salts eventually. I have a black leather coat that I had made for me in Korea 25 years ago that suffers from this. And as it always just sits for 3/4 of the year, I have to go through the process each winter. But afterwards, the coat still looks as good as it did when I first took it home from the leather shop! ArmorAll really does a great job, especially on Chrome Tanned leather!
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
 Here at the edge of the Dismal Swamp mildew gets into your toes if you're not careful! |
ArmorAll does NOT work on toes. Try 'Skippy' Extra Chunky peanut butter... the chunks act as a mild abrasive.
Stitchawl