Good ideas for removing musty smell from old wool?

[caseye]

Mix wet and forget at about 20 to 1 put whole jacket in it overnight, hang outside to air dry.Smell will be gone burgers.

[scumdog]

Sell it to a harley rider (or BUY a harley) those guys wouldn't notice the smell. If they do ... chances are they'll like it ...

Quite right Trev - some of us Harley riders smell like that naturally!

[FJRider]

Quite right Trev - some of us Harley riders smell like that naturally!

The smell of wool might have a bit to do with their liking for sheep ...

[Road kill]

I'm a buyer of old Belstaff jackets which are cotton lined and some of them get very funky indeed.

My suggestion is to turn the thing inside out, then use a good wool wash on it (that eco store one is good): wash and rinse a couple of times, then dry thoroughly. Now you have done that you have wet, and hardened and worked the leather which is not good. So you will have to then turn it right way in, and clean and condition the leather, probably a couple of times. I use stuff that is made for horse tack from the saddlery store. not cheap but absolutely brilliant plus it is beeswax based so the smell is nice. It is German and called domething like "Who doesn't love to subjugate Poland"*

that should get it to a point that it is wearable then you have to wear it to make it smell like you.



*actual name may differ

http://www.ecochi.co.nz/products.php...and-Eucalyptus

This is the shit he's on about,,,,,,,,,,,,,,subjugate Poland

For the wool just wash in luke warm water with a table spoon of baking soda then air it at speed.

You can buy a replacement Lanolin treatment for it from Swandri to give it back it's clean sheep smell.