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RE: [RC] Leather Cleaning/Conditioning - Linda Cowles> I guess
a lot of people don't know that Murphy's Oil Soap contains Vegetable Oil, and
vegetable oil rots stitching.
This is a great point, but Murphy's Oil Soap
is okay if it's diluted and rinsed well - less is better. The point is to
dissolve any waxy coatings and grime so that the surface will absorb
conditioners.
I mix 2 ounces of MOS in a bucket of warm water, wash the
tack with a ***soft*** sponge, then rinse it thoroughly. If a saddle has grubby
patches where dirt has been packed in I'll use a stronger solution, but not on
the stitches.
Leather can be easily abraded when wet, so be careful with
scrubbing!
Leather Therapy has a great leather wash that I use on
saddles that aren't literally grimy; I use it to surface clean before
conditioning. Once a saddle is conditioned I seal it with a glycerin or saddle
soap, and finish with bees wax when I'm going to use it in the rain or damp
weather.
Linda
Cowles
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