Just bought some new boots; Dubbin, was he pulling my left one?

[Crim]

G'day
Just bought some new boots - Forma Adventure that I have been lusting after for a year or two (took me that long to convince 'er indoors and they were on special) anyway was talking to the salesman and said that I intended dubbining (is that a word?) them when I got home, he reckoned that Dubbin rots the stitching and that I should use a special ($40 a can) spray.
Was he pulling my left one?

[FJRider]

I'm betting Dubbin has been aroung longer than HE has .... I've used it (Still DO) ... no issues ...

[tri boy]

I use bees wax on my Forma boots, (well, did for the first 3years till I got lazy).
A well respected boot maker up this way suggested it.
No stitch rot.

Ihave heard a tale about dubbin and stitch rot.Think it was more related to the type of stitch material.

Side note on the Forma's.
The inner materialat the back of the heel area will eventualy start to fail.
Use of a shoe horn, or bread knife to assist fitting the boot may help.

Good solid boots.
Go get them muddy.

[Eddieb]

side note on the Forma's.
The inner materialat the back of the heel area will eventualy start to fail.
Use of a shoe horn, or bread knife to assist fitting the boot may help.

My Alpinestar Tech 3's did that after about 2 years also.

[FJRider]

+1 for Bee's wax ... good stuff ...

[unstuck]

+1 for beeswax. Sno seal is another good product.

[pete-blen]

yes bees wax..all I have ever used on my tramping boots..
Its also natures wonder lube..cutting discs/drilling/lathe/mill

[NordieBoy]

Bone Dry NZ is a good one too.
I got the "Bikers tub".

[MSTRS:Me]

When stitching thread was made of cotton, Dubbin had a rep for rotting them.
Don't think it's a problem these days.

[Haggis2]

[QUOTE=pete-blen;1130196453]yes bees wax....
Its also natures wonder lube..

Wonder lube you say....

[TOTO]

yea I wouldnt use dubin too. Snowseal wax is the best (same as bees wax).

[mazz1972]

G'day
Just bought some new boots - Forma Adventure that I have been lusting after for a year or two (took me that long to convince 'er indoors and they were on special) anyway was talking to the salesman and said that I intended dubbining (is that a word?) them when I got home, he reckoned that Dubbin rots the stitching and that I should use a special ($40 a can) spray.
Was he pulling my left one?

Hubby had some of these and they shrunk big time after getting wet and drying out so waterproofing the outer is a good idea. They have a drytex lining so shouldn't leak....at first anyway.

Be warned the soles are very thin on these boots...especially around the area of the arch of your foot.

[wysper]

I have just gone BACK to using dubin. Used to use it on sports boots, soccer, hockey and the like for fricken years. No rot.
I dont think that it will rot your stitching. Stitching is different now anyway.

Clean your boots. Dubbin or bees wax 'em and off ya go.

Got sick of all the fancy expensive new shit not working as well as the old cheap stuff!

[p.dath]

++ to bees wax, like SnowSneal.

[Paul in NZ]

It depends... (re hashed from internet)

Dubbin manufacturers instruct users to pay partiular attention to stitching, but the theory is that the amino acids in the animal fat encourage growth of anerobic bacteria which feed on cellulose structures (like cotton stitching) causing the stitching to prematurely age. The arguement is that synthetic conditioners don't do this.

This happens in the laboratory but its harder to find is translation of these results to the "real world" where people have had direct experience of this occurring. In real world terms this stuff is often used to soften leather, thats why you use sparingly, if you use too much it softens so much the leather tears. It also coats the stitching and waterproofs it, this is important for boots and saddles as they get wet daily.

Being organic - if you leave Dubbin on leather for say 3 months without use, it will grow a mould, this is why you always wash of the old and renew. Also if you store the gear, wash it with saddle soap and then treat it with an oil based leather protector, this also prevents the green mould from forming.

So yes it can rot, but done correctly it won't rot.