Cleaning the Boots

[pritch]

I remdeied remdiedide fixed that by using the hot air gun to melt the SnoSeal into the leather after I'd given them a good coating,

Thanks, I have a new hot air gun and hadn't thought of that. Come to think of it, I haven't thought of any uses other than removing stickers and (hopefully) house paint.

If I get sufficiently bored during the weekend I just may SnoSeal the boots...

[p.dath]

Tell ya what, next time I get to do that I'll post up again ok?

I think I'd be disappointed if you post a thread about cleaning boobs and it turned out to be about cleaning boots.

Bugger. How about a thread about cleaning boobs, that is about cleaning boobs?

[Ollie.T]

Unlike a fire, a hot air gun has a thermostat, so you can control how much heat you apply. Cunning, huh? So I kept the heat to just enough to melt the Bee Zwacks, which is actually 5% of NotVeryMuchAtAll.
Do you really think I'd deliberately sabotage a $450 pair of boots?

yeah, hopefully not

i'm quite into my mountaineering, worked part time in a climbing gear shop for the last few years while studying - you would be suprised at the number of people trying to claim warrenty on boots they have dried out in front of a fire and the soles have peeled off

sometimes the manufacturers reglue/replace them, sometimes not...

[cc rider]

I have a pair of white boots that need a little TLC.

So what should I use to clean/condition the leather?

(bike boots)


cheers
cc

[P38]

When I was in the army we used to stuff our boots with newspaper, wash them down, dry them off, buff them up and apply liberal amounts of boot polish then place newspaper over them and use the iron to smooth it all out and melt the polish into the leather. Once completed an awesome shine can be achieved with a spit polish and lots of elbow grease.

[cs363]

I have a pair of white boots that need a little TLC.

So what should I use to clean/condition the leather?

(bike boots)


cheers
cc

Hmm....what kind of boots are they? (many aren't actually made of leather....) but if they just have some light scuff marks a little Jif on a damp rag works wonders (be careful not to rub too hard though as you risk taking the coloured outer layer off). Otherwise just soap and water or a water based foam type cleaner (like for car seats) is probably the safest.
If they are real leather you need to be very careful what you use to condition them as anything that is wax or oil based like most conventional soloutions will tend to discolour them, which is fine if you want off-white boots...
Might be worth a trip down to ye olde shoe shoppe to see what they have?

[cc rider]

Hmm....what kind of boots are they?

hi cs - we meet again. lol

They're old sidis. So 2 tone leather, lots of white. I just want to get them looking a bit better. Have been abused by previous owner.

cheers
cc

[cs363]

hi cs - we meet again. lol

They're old sidis. So 2 tone leather, lots of white. I just want to get them looking a bit better. Have been abused by previous owner.

cheers
cc

Umm, yes...is it me or you who's getting around?
I'd try the warm water and soap/detergent then some Jif for any stubborn scuffs (using caution as above), if still looking manky then try the shoe shop for some white polish or even white dye.
Sorry to hear about your previous owner, I'd look after you much better....

[cc rider]

Umm, yes...is it me or you who's getting around?
I'd try the warm water and soap/detergent then some Jif for any stubborn scuffs (using caution as above), if still looking manky then try the shoe shop for some white polish or even white dye.
Sorry to hear about your previous owner, I'd look after you much better....

I haven't been around for a while, so must be you, my sweet.

Was going to use jif & I own nothing that looks manky, thank you

I do like a bit of hands on buffing.

[cs363]

I haven't been around for a while, so must be you, my sweet.

Of course.... my bad!

Was going to use jif & I own nothing that looks manky, thank you

Well, not once the Jiffing(?) has been done....

I do like a bit of hands on buffing.

Stop it, you're making me

but if you need a hand.....

[cc rider]

but if you need a hand.....

Does the same conditioning go for leather clothing - I have a little leather vest that needs a touching up? More of a inside bit of clothing. Don't want to get it all bees waxy, but get it all soft & supple.

[cs363]

Does the same conditioning go for leather clothing - I have a little leather vest that needs a touching up? More of a inside bit of clothing. Don't want to get it all bees waxy, but get it all soft & supple.

So.....let me get this straight, you have a tight fitting leather vest that needs touching up on the inside? Sounds like a challenge, but I'm 'up' for it...

[cc rider]

Sounds like a challenge, but I'm 'up' for it...

...go around touching up inside women's clothing, I'm sure you will be, hun


(I hope you appreciated my incredible control of wording )

[cs363]

...go around touching up inside women's clothing, I'm sure you will be, hun


(I hope you appreciated my incredible control of wording )

If I didn't know better I would have thought that was some sort of double entendre! Of course as you well know, I was innocently enquiring as to the specific area requiring touching up, so that one could apply the correct solution....

[cc rider]

If I didn't know better I would have thought that was some sort of double entendre! Of course as you well know, I was innocently enquiring as to the specific area requiring touching up, so that one could apply the correct solution....

I'm no good at those sort of quick wit jokes.

But thanks for help with boots - will see how the cleaning (edit: touch up) goes.