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    • neph93N
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      I'm sure the colour is painted/stained on the edges only. Question is how deep that penetrates the midsole. If it's just on the surface then a bit of sandpaper and you're done. If it stains a millimetre or two into the leather then you'll fuck up the midsole getting it off is my guess. Hope it's the former.

      “Some of those that work forces
      Are the same that burn crosses”

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        • seawolfS
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          @Chris:

          It's just edge dyed, not all the way through.  You should be able to remove the black on the surface.

          I've done this with my Wesco Boss boots. True story. Sandpaper bro. @pillowPANTS

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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          • pillowPANTSP
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            @seawolf:

            @Chris:

            It's just edge dyed, not all the way through.  You should be able to remove the black on the surface.

            I've done this with my Wesco Boss boots. True story. Sandpaper bro. @pillowPANTS

            Awesome, thanks! Hopefully i can get them for a decent price still

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            • AppfaffA
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              Morrison Update

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              • pillowPANTSP
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                Got the Boss anyway. Sanded the black midsole down to natural (as best i could). Not super easy, took a couple hours


                11.5D seems to be my size. Instep fits snug, but heels are slipping a bit. Pretty sure ive got atleast one blister from wearing them today [emoji22]

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                • DionD
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                  Great job, they're looking boss ;)!

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                  • ChrisC
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                    @Chris at Wesco

                    So….the question now is....how many SQ FT do you need to make a pair of boss boots?

                    @Chris:

                    At least 12 sq feet of usable leather!

                    So 4-6 shells, depending on size and useable percentage?  No wonder shell boots are so pricy.  That's a lot of material cost.

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                    • pillowPANTSP
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                      @den213:

                      Great job, they're looking boss ;)!

                      Lol, clever. Thanks man!

                      Now, what leather is used on a stock Boss?

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                      • neph93N
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                        @pillowPANTS:

                        Now, what leather is used on a stock Boss?

                        Oil tanned, I believe.

                        “Some of those that work forces
                        Are the same that burn crosses”

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                        • GilesG
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                          Correct

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • pillowPANTSP
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                            Ok. Thanks G and Neph. BTW Giles you were correct in suggesting 11.5 months back. Thanks[emoji1303]

                            Got some blisters on both heels tho [emoji1304]
                            Hopefully that wont happen for too long. Any suggestions to avoid it?

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                            • EngineerE
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                              @pillowPANTS  Mole Skin from your local drugstore should help with blisters.  You can also put duct tape over your heel, if you can't find mole skin.

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                              • pillowPANTSP
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                                Ok ill look. For now i put on some blister bandages. Hopefully after they break in they will bend with me and not have my heel slip out.
                                Should i put the Wesco supplied oil on them now, or wait till they get worn in a bit?

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                                • 4c4
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                                  A spoon full of oil helps the boots break in.

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                                  • pillowPANTSP
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                                    Ok

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                                      Jobmasters inbound 😃

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          My custom Boss which @Giles kindly had photographed for me. They are currently in Gosport about to be shipped and I am drooling into my telephone as I write this…

                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                          • BluegrassB
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                                            Wow!!  Congrats!!

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