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Conference noted::equitation

Title:	Equine Notes Conference
Notice:	Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:	MTADMS::COBURNIO

Created:	Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2080
Total number of notes:	22383

660.0. "Smoke Damage?" by HERMES::WELSH () Tue Jul 19 1988 20:23

    Any ideas on how to clean smoke damaged leather?  
    
    We had a fire in our barn last weekend from a lightening storm,
    and my nice (and very expensive!) Western show saddle with lots
    of hand tooling reeks with smoke!!
    
    I tried cleaning with saddle soap, which helped, but I cans still
    smell smoke.  The insurance people said to leave it in the barn
    when we have it disinfected, but I'm worried about what the chemicals
    will do to the leather.  
    
    The only good news from the fire, is that there were no animals
    in the barn, no one got hurt and the fire damage could have been
    ALOT worse!!!
    
    Thanks.
    
    Kathy

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
660.1	Lightening Rods?	KOAL::AIKEN	Arabian Horse Breeder DTN378-6706	`Fri Jul 22 1988 20:15`	5
	I don't know how to clean the smokey smell, but I'm curious about whether you have lightening rods. Many people around here (Maryland) have put them in. I just wondered how well they work. Merrie
660.2	we'll never know	HERMES::WELSH		`Mon Jul 25 1988 15:53`	7
	The barn was supposedly grounded! The fire department and the insurance inspector think that somehow it shorted over to a metal door that was leaning against the wall because the door has a large melted area right where the hole in the wall was. I guess we'll never know...