What do you treat your leather boots with?

[malkiserow]

What do you use?

 

I find I have a few products kicking around but never sure which is the best

 

I've some:

 

Dales Dubbin but some say this is not to good

Graingers G wax

Gliptone liquid Leather - I do like this one

Neatsfoot oil

Gunstock bees wax

Normal shoe polish

 

 

[guzzicat]

Mars oil, warm the tin & apply with brush in lid This stuff works, really seeps into seams & stitching.

[Old farrier]

Doing it all wrong

 

Only one thing to use 😊

 

Goose grease and elbow grease 😂😊

[Penelope]

I make that two .

 

Doing it all wrong

Only one thing to use

Goose grease and elbow grease

[malkiserow]

Doing it all wrong

 

Only one thing to use

 

Goose grease and elbow grease

 

 

I did that years ago, one day I was in a pub in those goose greased up boots and as I got hot my boots stank ......

[Blackpowder]

Always thought Snowseal was one of the best treatments for leather boots but have not seen it for a year or two.

 

Blackpowder

[bazzashadow]

mud :lol:

[bigads28]

I use mink oil warmed up and brushed on, seems to do a great job.

[Stonepark]

Saddle soap to soften, snowseal to proof

[norfolk dumpling]

Dubbin.

[felly100]

Nikwax or steal my wife's Dubarry cream.

[Blunderbuss]

I used to use snow seal a fair bit and have also used neatsfoot oil. The neatsfoot is great for keeping leather supple and stopping it cracking. Snow seal is good for waterproofing. But I only use these on plain leather boots. On my leather and goretex boots I use nikwax as a lot of the others can affect the breathability of the membrane.

[ShootingEgg]

I got free meindl was n spray when i bought my boots so use them :-)

[Penelope]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/231490542107?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=122&chn=ps&googleloc=9045952&poi=&campaignid=207297426&device=c&adgroupid=13585920426&rlsatarget=aud-133395220626%3Apla-146857570386&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=122

 

Always thought Snowseal was one of the best treatments for leather boots but have not seen it for a year or two.

 

Blackpowder

[lurchers]

Linseed oil is good for leather to

[figgy]

Leather genie or renapur.

 

The leather genie contains jojoba oil to stop mould and stops the stitching from rotting.

 

I also have a couple of tins of the natural ledergris stuff altberg sell.

Edited April 29, 2016 by figgy

[CaptainBeaky]

Nikwax to proof, mink oil to soften.

[Stonepark]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/231490542107?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=122&chn=ps&googleloc=9045952&poi=&campaignid=207297426&device=c&adgroupid=13585920426&rlsatarget=aud-133395220626%3Apla-146857570386&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=122

 

Tiso used to sell it but don't know of a UK importer currently.......

[sooty 54]

I used to use snow seal a fair bit and have also used neatsfoot oil. The neatsfoot is great for keeping leather supple and stopping it cracking. Snow seal is good for waterproofing. But I only use these on plain leather boots. On my leather and goretex boots I use nikwax as a lot of the others can affect the breathability of the membrane.

Does normal boot polish affect goretex linings ? .

[SpringDon]

I used to use snow seal a fair bit and have also used neatsfoot oil. The neatsfoot is great for keeping leather supple and stopping it cracking. Snow seal is good for waterproofing. But I only use these on plain leather boots. On my leather and goretex boots I use nikwax as a lot of the others can affect the breathability of the membrane.

But neatsfoot oil smells like a halibut's ring piece. I use a third beeswax and 2 thirds olive oil.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

But neatsfoot oil smells like a halibut's ring piece. I use a third beeswax and 2 thirds olive oil.

 

 

How do you know?

[SpringDon]

How do you know?

Experimenting while I was a young person.

[dougall]

I just dribble a bit of guinness on them Friday nights, usually via my kidneys first......

[malmick]

Leder Gris from Altberg who supply the MoD and make fantastic boots. They do general purpose one in clear, black and brown, and one with a higher oil content to eplenish old leather. I used the latter to good effect on a pair of very old and dry Scarpa boots. Worked a treat.

 

Used to use Nikwax but have moved over to this now for the Scarpas and Altberg boots that me and my daughter use daily.

Edited April 29, 2016 by malmick

[lincs1963]

Leder gris