Old Leather Smell

[Bear]

I recently took some stuff out of storage that was in there for about 9 years. In there where some leather items that had molded. I cleaned them with saddle soap. Even hanging them outside for 2 weeks they still had that old stink to them. Anyone know how to get rid of it? Thanks for any help!!!

[suitcase_sally]

Try putting some charcoal briquetes (sp) in a paper sack and putting the sack in a container holding the leather items. Leave for a couple of weeks.

[Wolf mom]

Sounds like you've already hung it in the sun. Leather will absorb odors so...

I'd rub in (very well) any kind of oil that is pure oil that has a smell you like.

Home Health makes an almond oil -Almond Glow. The only ingredients are peanut oil, olive oil, lanolin oil and Vitamin E.

Or check with a shoe reapir place. They may have something for shoe odors that you can try.

But that's me, I experiment. My attitude is that it can't be any worse...