How To Clean Silver On A Saddle

If you look under the flaps it s attached to you ll find screw heads.

How to clean silver on a saddle. To clean a silver dollar or other silver plated items line the glass bowl with a sheet of aluminum foil with the shiny side facing up. Usually the silver on saddles is either sterling or silverplate which means you clean it like any other silver. Wipe the saddle down with a dry cloth once clean and apply conditioner when needed. If a saddle has a lot drier feel to it after going over it with saddle soap you could go over it with some neatsfoot oil to condition it deeper. I ve cleaned some of it and it shined up really well.

The biggest drawback with this method is that the silver conchos need to be removed from the halter bridle saddle or other tack. A soft cotton cloth is good to use for rubbing the liquid into the saddle. I recently bought a nice new show saddle that has a lot of silver on it. You can also use a soft sponge or a piece of sheepskin you want something that is soft and won t scratch the leather and also holds the cleaner and conditioner well. All saddle and tack decorative trim is generally referred to by equestrians as silver even if it is actually engraved aluminum mostly nickel brass or even stainless steel.

Place your silver jewelry on top of the foil. The silver is tarnished and i have been trying to use tarn x to fix it but i am having no such luck. Understanding the terms the term silver as it relates to tack decoration. First take the silver off the saddle. Just wondering if there were any tips or tricks any of you had for cleaning and protecting the silver.

To clean your saddle wipe it down with a slightly damp sponge then follow with saddle soap. The silver isn t silver mesa therefor there is some tarnish. Unscrew them pull the silver off clean it and replace it. Don t over condition your saddle or you could make the leather limp. We obtained a show saddle at a very reasonable price.

Edited by cab1118 2007 06 28 8 34 am. It takes too long to get the silver clean i m going to show you an easy way to clean silver using a few simpl. The saddle is about 5 years old but has only been ridden in a couple of times. Obviously silver on my saddle is not like silver forks or anything that could be soaked i have to put something on the silver to clean it. Slowly add enough hot water to cover the top of the silver items.