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Deodorant melted onto my boots; please help

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So, let's just get this out of the way; I'm an idiot. Earlier this summer I tossed my J. Crew Kenton Pacer boots into a bag along with a stick of deodorant, and left the bag in my trunk. Predictably, the sun did its thing and next thing you know I was pulling out some deodorant-conditioned boots. The good news is it was antiperspirant, so my boots should be sweat-free for the foreseeable future :brick:

I assume I'll need to 'strip' these with some sort of aggressive cleaner and then recondition them accordingly, but I'm not sure which products to use. I don't really have any cobblers too close that could look at them, and shipping them away seems like it'll get overly spendy for $120 boots.

What would you guys suggest I use to get the deodorant out and then restore them to their pre-trunk form?

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Figured that might be the way to go. I've never used a product that aggressive, so I'm not exactly sure how to go about returning them to the proper form after stripping. I assume it's gonna be a bit more than the normal old Lexol conditioner. Any particular products you'd recommend at that point?
 

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Also just read that there are two distinct lines of Saphir. Any guidance on which line to pick?
 

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I use Saphir conditioner afterwards and then renovateur. The saphir medaille d'or is by far the best, but for lower end leathers, I was advised to use the default line.
 

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