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    Friday
    Joined: 27 Mar 2012

    Lovely urb..

    Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

    ~Shinici Haraki~

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      Chponglasia
      Joined: 14 May 2011

      What are people treating their Horse Hide Whites with? I have some Obenauf's LP. That would be fine, right?

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        tigerpac
        Joined: 18 Apr 2012

        horsehair brush.  They should stay with their own kind.

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          leftcoast
          Joined: 25 Nov 2013

          @Bluegrass:

          Leftcoast - these boots (re-posted from prior page) are all nat. cxl BHs, 9-10 mos of regular wear, several times per week - stains across insteps are from indigo, and darkness on top of left boot is from motorcycle shifter.  I have not touched them with any sort of leather treatment or tried to clean them (they are not really dirty from normal streetwear).  hopefully this gives you an idea of how the cxl ages.

          Thanks Bluegrass, that is helpful. Looks like the leather has hardly darkened at all.

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            leftcoast
            Joined: 25 Nov 2013

            @urbanwoodsman:

            I've applied Pecards Oil twice and I'm about to do it again.

            Thanks Urbanwoodsman! They've aged really nicely. Interesting that in these photos, the Nat CXL and the distressed smooth look even more alike after 6 months of tough love than they did when brand new.

            Are these the same boots? In this pic it's much easier to see the difference in the leathers. Is this what they typically look like in daylight?

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              Chris
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 28 Jun 2010

              @Chponglasia:

              What are people treating their Horse Hide Whites with? I have some Obenauf's LP. That would be fine, right?

              Yep, that should work well.

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                urbanwoodsman
                Banned
                Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                @leftcoast:

                @urbanwoodsman:

                I've applied Pecards Oil twice and I'm about to do it again.

                Thanks Urbanwoodsman! They've aged really nicely. Interesting that in these photos, the Nat CXL and the distressed smooth look even more alike after 6 months of tough love than they did when brand new.

                Are these the same boots? In this pic it's much easier to see the difference in the leathers. Is this what they typically look like in daylight?

                Yeah those are the same boots. I believe that image was fairly early on and was after being oiled. Every time I oil them the chrome sheen really comes back out in the CXL.

                This is a better pic of  them in the daylight from about two months ago.

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                  zwer
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 11 Apr 2012

                  Those are looking great.

                  I need to take some proper pics of mine soon, but here are the toes of my red dog smooth. They've been dubbin'd, had Obenauf's LP applied, and recently polished. Back to LP in the next week or so in advance of proper winter.

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                    erk
                    Joined: 21 Oct 2013

                    my new white's have arrived

                    8" lace to toe smoke jumper ( farmer-rancher cause of the non forestry approved sole. sole is vibram 430)

                    regular brown color - brown smooth. 

                    here they are the morning after an obenaufing. I'll get some proper pictures of them when they're laced up and a little less tacky (sticky).

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                      Bluegrass
                      Joined: 25 Jan 2013

                      those 2 pics are the same boot??  wow the obenauf's really darkens them - i assu,e temporarily… Nice score, congrats!

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                        erk
                        Joined: 21 Oct 2013

                        the first picture makes them look a little lighter than they really were. don't get me wrong, the obenauf's did darken them, but not as crazy as the pictures make it seem.

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                          erk
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                            Chris
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                            Tongue is the original color, I'm guessing?  They didn't darken too much, if so.

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                              Megatron1505
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                              They're very very nice erk.

                              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                derivative666
                                Joined: 30 Jan 2011

                                Seconded that's a beauty

                                "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                  erk
                                  Joined: 21 Oct 2013

                                  wore the new boots all day today at work. first few hours were awesome, now my feet and legs hurt. Mostly around the top of my ankle. the fabled "white's bite" area. these things make the semi dress look like sissy shoes.

                                  I'm a little worried about the fit on the left boot. thats my smaller foot, and White's was really adamant about me wearing a 10b on that foot rather than the 10.5B that goes with the right one. Its kinda tight on the sides of my big toe and pinky toe. Hopefully that'll go away; I'm only 9 hours into the 80 hr break-in period.

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                                    tigerpac
                                    Joined: 18 Apr 2012

                                    Any suggestions for getting this out?

                                    2 overnight treatments of Pecard's when I got em apparently not enough…

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                                      erk
                                      Joined: 21 Oct 2013

                                      what is that? wine?

                                      if so, I'm thinkin' thats forever. or at least get used to it. I'd have a go at some lexol leather cleaner though. or saddle soap.

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                                        tigerpac
                                        Joined: 18 Apr 2012

                                        whiskey

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                                          zwer
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 11 Apr 2012

                                          I'd leave it. Whiskey and blood add character.

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