Leather boot care-how I do it.

[cdnwatchguy]

I put deer blood, dove blood, dirt and grime on mine and wear the fuck outta them. Works like a champ.

Boots are not meant to be pretty and shiny, they are meant to be beat to hell! Cleaning boots all pretty and shit is like taking a beat up old Rolex and making it like new.

And Lexol... you cannot beat that product for Red Wings or any other boots.

Redneck Texan, over and out.

ps: Fish blood works killer on flip flops and top siders. Sperry, of course.

[ElChingon7]

I also brush mine with a shoe brush before and after use.

Rat hair brush of course.

[MikeyLikesIt]

I wear these Beckman Cigar Featherstones to work 75% of the time. As you can see from the pics, they've picked up some scuffs at the toes. The right boot has also picked up a few more wrinkles and creases than the left. I've done nothing to these at this point and I'd like to touch them up a bit (mainly get rid of the scuffs at the toes). Any advice? What, if anything, can be done to minimize or get rid of the wrinkles on the right boot?

[moishlashen]

Those look finer than froghair. You won't be able to do anything about the creasing-that's inherant to the leather. For leather care-clean, condition, preserve. Cleaning can be water and a brush, saddle soap, or RW makes a cleaner. Conditioning can be Lexol, venetian, or RW makes a boot creme for the color of your boots that I use from time to time to spiff the boots up. The RW boot creme works well with the featherstone leather IMO. Preserving is optional if they aren't in harsh environments a lot. Mine get wet all the time so I preserve with Obenaufs or SnoSeal. Obenaufs will condition and preserve BTW.

[R@cerx]

I've always set mine outside in the sun after applying Obenauf's, think I'll try the oven trick next time. Thanks for the tip.

[tattoo chef]

As much as I love my leather boots I don't really do much.
basically I hit them with some mink oil once a year, as long as its a sealed or treated leather, naked cowhide like my jacket, I leave as is so the natural oils that come out of it don't get clogged.


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[CGSshorty]

Good video from Red Wing Amsterdam. Check out the orange NATO.

[moishlashen]

I have some comments there

[matt.wu]

Good video from Red Wing Amsterdam. Check out the orange NATO.

Awesome, concise vid. This wil probably work well for me.

[moishlashen]

The RW boot oil he is using doesn't darken the leather as much as both Lexol or Obenaufs and after about a week of wear it actually lightens up to maybe a shade darker than original.