Boot/ Shoe Care (Products, Methods, and Suggestions)

[hectic]

That mink oil that comes with Rd Wing boots - is that…really...mashed up minks? By product of fur trade?

[Captain]

Mashed up and pressed anal glands from minks, courtesy of the fur trade, I believe

[LandoCal126 0]

@Captain:

Mashed up and pressed anal glands from minks, courtesy of the fur trade, I believe

Sweet, I have a box full of mashed up mink anal glands in my closet above all of my IH!

[smittybat]

Montana Pitch Blend http://www.mtpitchblend.com/

[LandoCal126 0]

"This Is The Way We Wash Our Suede" another great video from my neighborhood Shoe Store.

Leffot Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/leffot1/videos

[D97x7]

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[Sugar Mountain]

I got my first tub of Obernauf's Heavy Duty LP in the post yesterday and applied it to my Red Wing work oxfords by hand. Is there a general rule of thumb for how much I should apply per coat? I notice that the oil version used above  looks like a much greater amount of coverage. I did, however, try to slap on the LP and give my shoes a good coating!

[D97x7]

I don't think there is a general rule, I agree in the pics it does look like quite a lot was applied but I don't think I over did it as after one day it had all soaked in with virtually nothing to be wiped off. To do those four pairs I used about half the bottle of oil so around 1/16 a bottle per boot.

[Omega Man]

Hey D97X7,

Is the leather on one of those iron rangers "rough out"?  If so, from what I can tell, it darkens the leather substantially by using the LP.  Do you have any problems with that?  How long ago did you treat those boots?

[D97x7]

Yes they are roughout and yes they did darken although not quite as much as it appears in the pic now they have dried out fully, no I don't mind it at all.
I did only intend to try it behind the eyelets at first to see what would happen, but I got more than I expected in the eye holes which dribbled down the outside so I felt I had no choice but to do the whole boot.
I did this last week btw.

[hectic]

I spaffed my RW roughouts liberally with Barbour wax treatment, they went a bit dark but have subsequently lightened. Recommended.

[D97x7]

Hectic, it was your pic from a few weeks back that inspired me to give it a go. 

[simonc]

Not so much about the end product but about the work:

[FurattoHeddo]

^nice video … maybe this is just a romantic notion, but I wish I had a job doing something like that ...

[Hipporaven]

I came across this a while ago.
Feels crazy to see all this stuff just about shoe laces and lacing technics, but I must confess that since I applied Ian's advices, my laces hold much better and they do not slip anymore.
Now for the adventurous ones, you also have artistic ways of lacing 

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/index.htm

[Giles]

Useful, but I won't be signing up for a feed from:

"Shoelace News Stories"

Not sure I could stand the excitement…..

[Hipporaven]

@Giles:

Useful, but I won't be signing up for a feed from:

"Shoelace News Stories"

Not sure I could stand the excitement…..

Yep! I won't either… but eh what would the world be without geeks?

[lowk]

I was wondering how easy it would be to add some speed hooks to a pair of boots. Would a cobbler be able to do it pretty easily?

[michaeljcr]

I've been using W.S. Robson's Polish on my smarter shoes for a while now and it's great stuff.

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[Seul]

Should I apply Obenauf's to my suede Red Wing chukkas?.. Or in pictures:

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