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  • Bird Wattmeter Leather Case

    From robert kovach@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 20 10:54:40 2022
    I found a Bird 43 wattmeter at a garage sale for $5. The meter is in good condition and works good. The leather case however has quite a bit white mold on the inside and outside. The case is in ok condition except for the
    mold. Any ideas for removing the mold and trying to restore the leather case as much as possible?...Thanks Robert

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@21:1/5 to fastcops100@gmail.com on Sat Aug 20 14:56:20 2022
    On Sat, 20 Aug 2022 10:54:40 -0700 (PDT), robert kovach
    <fastcops100@gmail.com> wrote:

    I found a Bird 43 wattmeter at a garage sale for $5. The meter is in good >condition and works good. The leather case however has quite a bit white mold on the inside and outside. The case is in ok condition except for the
    mold. Any ideas for removing the mold and trying to restore the leather case as much as possible?...Thanks Robert

    Congratulations on a great find. There are quite a few articles on
    how to clean mold from leather. The consensus seems to be 50% rubbing
    alcohol and 50% water. <https://www.google.com/search?q=remove+mold+from+leather>

    This article covers most of the common methods and warnings:
    "How to Remove Mold from Leather" <https://dailycivil.com/how-to-remove-mold-from-leather-bag/>

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