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

[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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= ?

[Giles]

If you don't want them to look like sude, sure

[Seul]

Know that's gonna get them to look like standard leather boots, and am wondering whether that'd work seeing as they're… blue...

Any other options to treat 'm?..

[injunjack]

DO NOT put any leather treatment on suede boots.

Just brush them, buy a suede brush like this.

[Seul]

Roger. Yeah all I've been doing is brushing them.

[injunjack]

If you want to add water repellentness, there is some sprays you can use. IMO they are not worth it.

[Seul]

Nah - fuck those sprays.

[MikeC]

Waxed suede looks badass. If you can get that effect with obernauf's, I say do it up.  The Visvim Serras from this past fall are waxed suede and they look sick.

[Finn666]

@MikeC:

Waxed suede looks badass. If you can get that effect with obernauf's, I say do it up…

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[astrogoji]

Here is a suede or roughout boot that has had multiple treatments of snoseal (dubbin) in case anyone was curious

[astrogoji]

Here is a pair I waxed myself in black:

[Takeshi]

I'm looking for a product that will darken natural leather , giving it more depth and a darker stronger look than natural ..
Here is the boot in their natural state ..

and this is the look I want to achieve ..

what product can you recommend to achieve this much darker look ?