erbilabuc Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 so your boots are pretty old and the leather is harder then an old piece of bread. Stiff boots are bad for your feet because they dont give you the flexibility you need.Two ways to fix it and I have done both. Pros/cons of each one 1st is Lotion- regular hand lotion will work great but the problem is that it will only last a few days and you must keep applying it. Spread it all over the leather, if your leather is really dry then just rub it in like you would on your hands. 2nd way is virgin olive oil. Why not regular? Well because all I could find was virgin in the quick minutes I had. Spread it everywere and let it soak in. Virgin olive oil will last longer then loition and will help your boots in the water proofing department. Do not over do it in case it might leak through, just keep applying it until you are comfortable with the texture of the leather. You can choose either of these two ways but to get the real color back after applying the lotion/oil to the leather, I recommend some Kiwi boot polish, just rub it on with a rag to help bring the color back. Some of you may say that they make special "mink oil" for boots and leathers. All that stuff is- is overpriced lotion. There is a boot shop near my house and they recommend lotion for super dry skin. After all; leather is just cow skin..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Good post. Thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frocashmoney24 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 yea that oil works, ive done it with new boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
. Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 man....you can get mink oil for like 2 bucks. My shitkicker doc martins that are 7 years old look good as new and are still waterproof. I've had them resoled twice now and their almost due for a 3rd. It's more of a vaseline type texture. Works good for me Never thought of the olive oil though. It'd be good in a fix I guess. Always good to think outside the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbilabuc Posted January 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 I have a bottle of mink oil and that shit was 11$ and it works just like the lotion, last for about 2 weeks and then it needs to be reapplied if it gets wet. Olive oil is best in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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