White Powder mold!
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Petrol & Powder
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Remove the sling. Wipe it down. Put it out in the sunlight. Don't let it get wet. Don't let dew set on it, don't leave it out in the rain.
After a few days of bright sunlight (on both sides of the sling) and dry weather, spray it with Ballistol.
After a few days of bright sunlight (on both sides of the sling) and dry weather, spray it with Ballistol.
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Is it really powdery mildew? Or is it "spew"?
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CWLONGSHOT
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I get the "white dusting" if the leather isnt well oiled. Also can show up On wood surfaces. Never caused issues and whipes right off.
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Snakeoil
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Saddle soap, as the name implies, is a cleaner. You should treat leather with Lexol to keep it from drying out. NEVER use Neats foot oil. It destroys leather over time.
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RicinYakima
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Lexol is only good for chrome chemically treated leather (most of the stuff you find in the US today). Neats foot oil is only good for natural finished leather, like horse tack. Research the stuff done to Amish horse tack. You are dealing with apples and oranges here.
Petrol & Powder
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The good thing about the sunlight method is you do not need to accurately diagnose the problem.
If the substance on the leather is the oils & salts coming out of the leather, the warm dry air will help. If it is mold, the UV light and dry air will help. If it’s a little of both, the sunlight will help.
After the leather is clean and dry, then you have the decision of how to best proceed. Everyone has their own favorite method. Some folks like beeswax, some folks like mink oil, some folks like Ballistol, and the list goes on.
All leather is different and the methods to tan leather are different, but I’ve yet to see the sunlight method fail as a starting point.
If the substance on the leather is the oils & salts coming out of the leather, the warm dry air will help. If it is mold, the UV light and dry air will help. If it’s a little of both, the sunlight will help.
After the leather is clean and dry, then you have the decision of how to best proceed. Everyone has their own favorite method. Some folks like beeswax, some folks like mink oil, some folks like Ballistol, and the list goes on.
All leather is different and the methods to tan leather are different, but I’ve yet to see the sunlight method fail as a starting point.
JonB
Halcyon member
Is there any easy way to discern between "chrome chemically treated leather" and natural finished?
Let's say a $60 pair of boots stamped "made in Honduras", that has some incredibly supple leather.
CWLONGSHOT
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What I get/see is in no way oil or salts as I get same on gun stocks. So IMHO 100% a fungi of some sort. But I dont have a moisture issue as I dont see corrosion so its not a moist environment.
As for Nears Foot being bad. Its first I have read of and I have used both it and pure silicone on my leather since forever. It was my grand fathers choice. Never seen my items fall apart or disintegrate in last 45-50 years. I also have a couple of his holsters and slings that are still working but show use and wear from
last say 75 years.
Something else occasionally used is Mink Oil. Anyone still using it?
But Im open to something "better" what ever that could be.
CW
As for Nears Foot being bad. Its first I have read of and I have used both it and pure silicone on my leather since forever. It was my grand fathers choice. Never seen my items fall apart or disintegrate in last 45-50 years. I also have a couple of his holsters and slings that are still working but show use and wear from
last say 75 years.
Something else occasionally used is Mink Oil. Anyone still using it?
But Im open to something "better" what ever that could be.
CW
CWLONGSHOT
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Here is what I find from Holster storage. This is a SAA SafariLand Holster.
Rubdown with a rag and application if Neatsfoot rubbed in and I have this. Generally Ill not see this come back after this application.
Rubdown with a rag and application if Neatsfoot rubbed in and I have this. Generally Ill not see this come back after this application.
JWFilips
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Wow guys you are all a treasure trove of great suggestions. After all the observation I think it is "sprew" because they are little round dots that wipe right off. This sling has been on the rifle since 1964 & I never seen it before ( Vegetable tan leather) I only finally got a gun safe about 4 years ago so before that all those years that rifle was on an open gun rack. 3 years ago it went into the safe! I know the humidity is low in the safe because I maintain that.....and this is the first time i seen it on that sling.
Going to work on it today, Thanks all!
Going to work on it today, Thanks all!