Mold on strop what can i do?
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Tricky...
What I would probably try is to LIGHTLY dampen a cloth with white vinegar and wipe the mould off. But you want to try to not get the strop too wet, obviously.
What I would probably try is to LIGHTLY dampen a cloth with white vinegar and wipe the mould off. But you want to try to not get the strop too wet, obviously.
Can you post a picture?
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I can't do it anymore because I ended up removing the mold with a brush, but it was all green.
I'd still give it a light wipe with vinegar to (hopefully) kill any spoors and stop it coming back.
When I buy old strops that have been packed for years and have some mold, I expose them to sunlight. The UV will kill it.
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try DDT or Agent Orange -- Either way, you have God on your side
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Between soap, vinegar (perhaps diluted with distilled water?), and exposure to sunlight, I think you may have enough bases covered. I have an old strop that gets lightly covered with mold whenever I leave it idle (which is the case these days). The trick there has been to remove the mold with a lightly moistened rag and use it regularly!
Rub it down with Lilac Vegetal.
It'll kill the devil if he tries to take hold of that strop.
Is the hardware made of brass/bronze/copper? I ask because copper oxide is also green.
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No, is steel. The hardware is in perfect condition. I'm sure the greenish color is mold, since it was all over the leather. The problem was that I was traveling for two weeks and the high humidity in the tropical climate led to mold formation.
