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White mould on leather gloves

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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My leather gardening gloves have some sort of white mould on them that looks a bit like cement dust. It seems to disappear when I put the gloves on but there's a lot more of it than last year so I don't fancy putting them on.

Is there a way to get rid of the mould and is it harmful?

In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145

    Sounds like they are damp. Dry them out slowly to prevent over-drying the leather and I expect it will brush off. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Thanks Dave. They have been in an extremely well-ventilated shed so I suppose they're dampimage

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039

    If it is anything like my shed, which I think has several species of fungi, as yet undiscovered by mycologists, then your shed will be damp.

    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Mine too doc!

    I must re do the roof this year....image

    My gloves (not that I wear them very often) are always like that so I don't keep them in the shed. 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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