Red Wing Shoes

[T4920]

Picked up these Chukkas for a steal on eBay.

Pre-broken in, but cleaned up, and freshly re-soled.

Best of both world, and easier on my wallet

[long_john86]

@T4920 what a catch! Just set up my saved search

[T4920]

@long_john86 the seller has a website under the name trimworks2000, about 15% cheaper there than on eBay (wish I known this before!)

Will probably grab another pair. Had RW Chukkas before, but they got stolen whilst travelling, such a versatile pair of shoes.

[long_john86]

@T4920 ooh thanks for the heads up! And looking good!

[Choko]

Welp. Ruined a good pair of boots. These 8833s were too light for me so I wanted to dye them a little bit of a darker brown color. So I used Fiebings “beige” roughout dye. The color on their website looked like exactly what I wanted. But look at these things lmao. They’re orange. Guess I’m going dark brown or black now.

[Denimhead 0]

@Choko I kinda like the way they turned out,

[Choko]

@Denimhead-0 yeah I don’t hate them. They just look exactly like my 875s already. I just don’t get how they turned orange haha. My wife likes them. She hated the original color, she always told me they looked like “timbos”

[long_john86]

Thinking of throwing some Mustang Paste on these guys…

How do you folks go about cleaning/rejuvenating the edges of the white sole (traction tred)?

[Denimhead 0]

Needed some chocolate today

Blacksmith 3345, Iron Ranger 4606, Beckman 9060

[DeeDee85]

@long_john86 the star drops - pink stuff cleaning product works wonders.. about 5 quid a tub on Amazon and only takes a tiny amount to get them pure white again

[Tago Mago]

@Choko forget the orange, for a minute I thought you’d turned the soles blue

[long_john86]

@DeeDee85 awesome cheers mate! Just placed an order!

[Choko]

@Tago-Mago lmao. Yeah I should’ve put that pic first

[long_john86]

Seaside

Clean and polish time

Removed false tongue and changed Pisgah lace colour. Tried out mustang paste and cleaned the sides of the sole with The Pink Stuff (thanks @DeeDee85 for the suggestion)

Very happy with the horse oil. It darkens them up, makes them richer, adds depth, and really picks up any existing patina/dye transfer from denim. I was worried at first as it looked like it was applying unevenly, but it all mellows and evens out overnight.

[DeeDee85]

@long_john86 they have come out fantastic!

[long_john86]

@DeeDee85 Cheers mate! I think I could have been more patient and spend more time on them - especially the soles - but had to wrap up to get the little one to bed!

[DeeDee85]

@long_john86 looking at how much the soles have brightened up, it’s about time I gave my 1907’s some TLC I think!

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Choko you been wearing these? curious how they're working out

[WhiskeySandwich]

@weftyarn Hey man, i was curious how the sizing on your redwings work out. Do you stick with a size across models? I have a few different lasts and they're all the same size. I'm considering picking up a pair of the work chukkas at my usual size - would you say they're consistent?

[Choko]

@WhiskeySandwich naw I haven’t worn them because it’s already in the 100s where I live but I dyed them a dark brown and they look better now. I couldn’t stand the orange