Cleaning a whip with Saddle Soap

JerseyJones · Post by **JerseyJones** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:55 pm

To the resident whip experts,

How do I and when should I clean my JS whips with saddle soap ?

Please advise.

Thanks
Ken / JJ

zohar · Post by **zohar** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:30 pm

I did a search for
"Saddle" and "soap" and found this.

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... soap#45663

ecwhips · Post by **ecwhips** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:42 pm

First, I brush off any obvious hunks of dirt using a toothbrush(you may want to buy a soft toothbrush just for this job instead of the one you brush your teeth with

). Then I take a little bar of glycerin saddle soap and rub it on a damp cloth until a little lather builds up on it. Then I rub it down the length of the whip starting at the upper thong and moving towards the fall. You may have to go over the last couple of feet of the whip a second time being that this part of the whip usually gets dirtier than the rest. Then I take a dry cloth and soak up any excess wetness, let the whip air dry overnight and put a little dressing on it the next day.

Jim

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:51 pm

zohar wrote:I did a search for
"Saddle" and "soap" and found this.

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... soap#45663

That's my boy, Zohar! Teach them how to fish. Sorry JJ, but Zohar is giving you a good pointer on how to use the forum. It's burning out some of the old timers...

)

-S

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:58 pm

Hey Sergi, how does that work on boots?

Yeah, yeah, I know. Go sit in the corner.

Regards. Michaelson

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 2:08 pm

If I use foul words in front of the kid, can my wife use the same tooth brush to wash my mouth out with saddle-soap?

JerseyJones · Post by **JerseyJones** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 2:37 pm

Sergei wrote:
zohar wrote:I did a search for
"Saddle" and "soap" and found this.

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... soap#45663
That's my boy, Zohar! Teach them how to fish. Sorry JJ, but Zohar is giving you a good pointer on how to use the forum. It's burning out some of the old timers... )

-S

Point well taken !

I am a little slow sometimes.

Ken