How to clean wet & moldy leather boots

by Karen Sheilds

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My daughter left her $300 leather cowboy boots in the trunk of her car. The trunk is (now we know!) NOT water tight. She pulled them out of the trunk to wear them today and found that the boots are soaking wet and covered with mold! Anyone have any ideas on how to clean, repair & bring these boots back to life?

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Bambi Neville on Oct 18, 2015
I would immediately get some Lexol Leather Cleaner and also their conditioner...clean the mildew and mold off with the cleaner and then condition them until they dry. If they are hard or still look yucky when they dry, do the same routine again! Good luck to you!

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- Karen Sheilds on Oct 18, 2015
  @Bambi Neville Thank you so much - I'm off to the store for Lexol Leather Cleaner. I'll update with my results!
  
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Janet Pizaro on Oct 18, 2015
Buy a good leather cleaner, apply according to the directions and follow up conditioning the boots.See if the conditioning softens the boots up then I would try a polish for leather.

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- Karen Sheilds on Oct 18, 2015
  @Janet Pizaro Thank you! Looks like it's going to take some elbow grease to get these boots back into shape!
  
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Janet Pizaro on Oct 18, 2015
Sorry. Good luck and keep me posted on the outcome.

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Brenda Wright on Oct 18, 2015
My first instinct was vinegar! So thanks to google, here you go. Best of luck to you. http://dgsaddlery.com/killing-mold-on-leather/

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Taylor on Sep 17, 2021

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