Best options for waterproofing Leather Boots!!!
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2023
- Fall is here and with that comes rain and snow. This is the best way to waterproof leather boots or gloves. Using Bees wax and topical leather treatments. Thanks for watching.
Great video, apparently the bees wax used this way improves their durability by rejuvenating the leather. It absorbs into, and moisturizes the material so that you end up with more supple yet sturdy leather that won't crack.
Bees wax is a sealant. It goes on last. The conditioner and oils go on first.
I was just about to say that
You might be surprised by doing it this way. Beeswax will both seal and condition leather. You can definitely do the conditioner first also. I find it keeps my boots drier doing it with beeswax first.
Nice. What I do is combine 1 ounce of beeswax to 4 ounces of neats foot oil, heat it up in a pot, stir it, liquify it (don’t boil it), and pour it into a glass jar. In 15 minutes it makes an excellent paste which can be applied by hand to the leather. Works pretty darn good but it will soften the leather up some and change the color of the leather dramatically.
Nice video, for others watching I would be careful about putting Huberds Shoe Grease on very expensive boots that you don't want to darken bc it will darken them and they won't fade to the orginal color and Huberds has Beeswax in it as well but Idk how much as well as products like Obenaufs, which is a real great waterproofing agent as well as conditioner like Huberds but less messy I would say since it does have Pine Tar. Great product and video and you should try mix up your own boot conditioner and waterproofer since you already have beeswax and make a video of that to see how it works out.
Doesnt the beeswax just prevent the grease from fully penetrating the leather?
how often do you apply that shoe grease through fall and winter? I've had had such a hard time keep my boots water proofed and is getting frustrating
I apply every week or two. Depends on the time of year. I work outside all the time and I really struggled keeping my feet dry. I’ve just been using trial and error with different products. The bees wax and shoe grease is the best combo I’ve found. The key is too get the leather to really absorb the material.
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I find it goes in better if you scrub off all the crud with saddle soap and medium wire wool [it roughs up the surface just a little] then get boots absolutely dry and hot before applying the mix
You are making very heavy weather of it. Heat up your mix first [I leave mine in the hot pot on low heat] preheat the boot and apply the hot wax with a brush and spread it out as you go, still with heat on it till it will take no more and all the surface looks wet and shiny. apply more heat and brush well with a dry bristle brush [I use a 6 inch paper hangers brush]As it starts to cool burnish it hard in with a canvas or cotton wad. pay good attention to the tongue, especially the base as this is a common point of leakage. Everyone has their own mix. Mine is 40/40/20% beeswax/candle wax(aka paraffin wax)/Clear Mineral Oil(aka baby oil].This has served me well for decades. It is cheap to make and very easy to re-apply. Exactly the same mix [and method] goes on my wax coats,jerkins, jackets and chaps
Holy crap you probably just saved me tons of effort and a burn