Mouldy gloves...help

**yungatart** · 6th February 2010, 13:51

We rode home from Manfield last weekend in the pissing rain, so of course, our gloves got saturated.
We have had really damp humid weather here since, and although the gloves were hung in the garage in an atempt to dry them out, they got covered in mould. They have improved since being hung out in the sun, but still have mould on them.
How do I get rid of it?
Any suggestions?
Thanks

**golfmade** · 6th February 2010, 14:27

What type of gloves are they?

Would it be possible to wash them in the laundry? Otherwise perhaps hand wash and clean them with a decent soap.

**Maha** · 6th February 2010, 14:43

What you will need is,
Some white vinegar/sea salt/brown sugar/one clove of garlic/shredded onion and a dash of Soy Sauce.
Mix together thoroughly in a bowl then add gloves.
Leave for 24 hours in a cool dry place.

Trust me on this, it should work.
If by chance it does not, look on the bright side, you could always B-B-Q them.

**golfmade** · 6th February 2010, 14:46

Originally Posted by Maha

What you will need is,
Some white vinegar/sea salt/brown sugar/one clove of garlic/shredded onion and a dash of Soy Sauce.
Mix together thoroughly in a bowl then add gloves.
Leave for 24 hours in a cool dry place.

Trust me on this, it should work.

Sounds like what I'll be having for lunch here soon...minus the gloves of course

**pritch** · 6th February 2010, 15:26

Why not put them through the washing machine and then the dryer? On their own of course...

**Quasievil** · 6th February 2010, 15:31

Happened to me once, you have to kill the little spore thingies so get some janola and give them a bit of a soak in that, then rinse out well and let dry slowly, failing that biff them I got some lying around somewhere you can have

**slofox** · 6th February 2010, 15:47

My gloves got soaked on my Norfland Loop at New Year (first rain in three months - of course it fell on me, fuggit...). After two more days they developed a certain "effluvium" shall we say...

. I washed them through with wool wash and hung 'em out to dry. No pong ever since...mind you, I didn't have mould to cope with. But like quasi says, Janola will deal to it...

**Mom** · 6th February 2010, 16:35

Yeah anything to kill the spores. Even vinegar will do it Tart. Just wipe the mould off them with a dilute solution and put in the hot water cupboard to dry. Friggen humidity we dont get it up here

**Slyer** · 6th February 2010, 16:42

Washing machine, sorted.

**yungatart** · 7th February 2010, 10:36

Thanks for the replies people. i will try the vinegar/janola trick and see what happens.....

**rapid van cleef** · 7th February 2010, 10:39

for future notice........never force dry leather, either in the sun, or by a heat source, it will crack the leather and ruin it. use appropriate leather cleaners/cleaner and let dry naturally