Product Overview
Hair-on-Hide Zebra and Cow Mold Killer Kit H4.mk by Leather Doctor is a fungicide system that kills, disinfects, sanitizes, and deodorizes mold on hair-on-hide rugs.
People Also Ask:
1: What is a Hair-on-Hide Rug?
2: What is Mold?
3: How does Mold grow on a Hair-on-Hide Rug?
4: What are Mold Damages on Hair-on-Hide Rugs?
5: How to Prevent Mold Growth on Hair-on-Hide Rug?
6: How to Decontaminate Mold Growth on Hair-on-Hide Rug?
7: How to Treat Mold Growth on Hair-on-Hide Rug?
8: How to Soften Conditioning Hide after Anti-Fungicidal Treatment?
9: How to Protect Hide Suede Side after Softening with Fatliquoring?
10: What is the Leather Mold Cleaner 1.5 and Leather Acidifier 2.0 system?
11: What is Leather Mold Killer 3.6?
12: What are Leather Hydrator 3.3 and Leather Fatliquor 5.0 Plus systems?
13: What are Hair on Hide Hair Cleaner 5.5 and Hair on Hide Hair Rinse 4.0?
14: What is Leather Scent Protector S Plus?
15: How do Leather Mold Cleaner 1.5 and Leather Acidifier 2.0 systems work?
16: How to work with Leather Mold Killer 3.6?
17: How do the Leather Hydrator 3.3 and Leather Fatliquor 5.0 Plus systems work?
18: How do the Hair-on-Hide Hair Cleaner 5.5 and Hair-on-Hide Hair Rinse 4.0 system works?
19: How to work with Leather Protector S Plus?
1: What is a Hair-on-Hide Rug?
1.1: A hair-on-hide rug is a full-sized animal like a zebra or cow with hair still intact and the hide is tanned as suede on the reverse side.
2: What is Mold?
2.1: Mold is a fungus with a fine dusty texture and moldy appearance including a characteristic musty odor commonly found on damp hair-on-hide rugs.
3: How does Mold grow on a Hair-on-Hide Rug?
3.1: Mold requires moisture and surface soiling provides extra nutrients for growth.
3.2: Other conditions for growth are poor air circulation, warm temperature, and the absence of sunlight, mold pores settle and flourish readily on a hair-on-hide rug.
4: What are Mold Damages on Hair-on-Hide Rugs?
4.1: Molds cause the biodegradation of natural materials like the hair-on-hide rug.
4.2: Mold growth draws nutrients from the hide, as the fat and oil become depleted, the result is the weakening of the hide tear strength.
4.3: Mold infestation presence is characteristically detected by its musty odor and moldy appearance.
4.4: Mold is a living organism and progressive infestation on the hide will result in unsightly dark sinking pits that may require physical removal.
5: How to Prevent Mold Growth on Hair-on-Hide Rug?
5.1: Mold growth is preventable by keeping the hair-on-hide rugs from water damage and away from humid environments.
5.2: Mold anti-fungicidal treatment is recommended to preserve the hair-on-hide from infestation before it is put in storage.
5.3: Mold antimicrobial control with Mold 3.6 on a hair-on-hide rug is just like taking an antibiotic, like a course of medications that has to be administered on an 8-monthly cycle to be long-term effective against re-occurrence.
6: How to Decontaminate Mold Growth on Hair-on-Hide Rug?
6.1: Mold growth is removed, contained, and disposed of responsibly for health and the environment.
6.2: Hide suede side is brushed with a steel brush accordingly and the remaining residue is removed by erasing with good traction using Suede Eraser 5.
6.3: Mold 1.5 is used for cleaning the suede side followed by Acidifier 2.0 before Mold 3.6 treatment.
7: How to Treat Mold Growth on Hair-on-Hide Rug?
7.1: Mold growth on the hair-on-hide rug is treated after decontamination cleaning with Mold 3.6, a fungicide for disinfecting and controlling musty odor from mold activities.
8: How to Soften Conditioning Hide after Anti-Fungicidal Treatment?
8.1: Hydrator 3.3 relaxes and plumps the hide before fatliquoring with Fatliquor 5.0 Plus.
9: How to Protect Hide Suede Side after Softening with Fatliquoring?
9.1: Protector S Plus is a non-stick, rub-resistant protector with a silky feel that masks a classic leather scent.
10: What is the Leather Mold Cleaner 1.5 and Leather Acidifier 2.0 system?
10.1: Mold 1.5 is a mold growth clean-up before a long-term fungicidal treatment with Mold 3.6 on leather and suede.
10.2: Acidifier 2.0 is a pH 2.0 balancing rinse for alkaline overexposure problems, such as bleeding, marks, streaks, brightness, and tackiness.
11: What is Leather Mold Killer 3.6?
11.1: Mold 3.6 is a leather-safe fungicide to control long-term mold growth for all leather and suede.
12: What are Leather Hydrator 3.3 and Leather Fatliquor 5.0 Plus systems?
12.1: Hydrator 3.3 is a water-based pH 3.3 hydrator used to relax and plump soft suede fibers for better fat and oil conditioning before Fatliquor 5.0 Plus.
12.2: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus is the leather scent version of Fatliquor 5.0 with an extra classic leather scent to mask the unpleasant musty odor, besides softening the suede when dry with suppleness.
13: What are Hair on Hide Hair Cleaner 5.5 and Hair on Hide Hair Rinse 4.0?
13.1: Hair 5.5 is a mild disinfectant cleaner that helps reduce the common odors during drying for hair-on-hide.
13.2: Rinse Hair 4.0 is a pH 4.0 rinse for neutralizing and stabilizing all protein fiber to its pH chemistry integrity after cleaning with Hair 5.5.
14: What is Leather Scent Protector S Plus?
14.1: Protector S Plus imparts non-stick, rub-resistant protection with a silky feel that masks a classic leather scent.
15: How do Leather Mold Cleaner 1.5 and Leather Acidifier 2.0 systems work?
15.1: Mold 1.5 is mixed with distilled water before use.
15.2: Mold growth is removed, contained, and disposed of responsibly.
15.3: Apply and saturate by brushing and erasing for an even appearance to the entire section.
15.4: Towel extract until clean, while damp continue with Acidifier 2.0.
15.5: Acidifier 2.0 is mixed with distilled water before use.
15.6: Apply evenly wet, brush, and towel extract until the folded towel shows clean.
15.7: Inspect for appearance satisfaction, otherwise, repeat accordingly.
15.8: While it is drying continue with Mold 3.6.
16: How to work with Leather Mold Killer 3.6?
16.1: Mold 3.6 is mixed with distilled water before use.
16.2: Shake well pretest, spray, and brush with appropriate brush for an even appearance.
16.3: A breathing mask is recommended and brushed with a steel brush soaking into the suede side with an even appearance and letting dry naturally.
16.4: Inspect for an even appearance and continue with Hydrator 3.3.
17: How do the Leather Hydrator 3.3 and Leather Fatliquor 5.0 Plus systems work?
17.1: Hydrator 3.3 is mixed with distilled water before use.
17.2: Apply and brush with a steel brush at an angle for distributing into the suede structure.
17.3: When the suede appears evenly with moisture; saturation, staking, massaging, and flexing return the suede for fat liquoring.
17.4: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus is mixed with distilled water before use.
17.5: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus is sprayed and brushed using a steel brush to distribute and be absorbed into the suede.
17.6: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus is repeatedly applied each time the water content evaporates until the suede is saturated.
17.7: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus top-up fat and oil are left to slow natural drying and before it is fully dried, staking, massaging, or flexing until fully dry will result in a softer suede.
18: How do the Hair-on-Hide Hair Cleaner 5.5 and Hair-on-Hide Hair Rinse 4.0 system works?
18.1: Hair is brushed at an angle and vacuumed.
18.2: Hair 5.5 is mixed with distilled water before use.
18.3: Apply evenly and brush accordingly.
18.4: Extract suspended soiling with a dry absorbent towel.
18.5: Then rinse until towel shows clean with a healthy squeak with Rinse Hair 4.0 and leave to natural dry.
19: How to work with Leather Protector S Plus?
19.1: Protector S Plus is mixed with distilled water before use.
19.2: Protector S Plus is applied to the suede side, and when dry turn over and apply on the hair side.
19.3: When dry the hair is groomed for a bloom, ready to use.
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Updated Aug 16, 2024, by Roger Koh.