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Offline DC

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Boots and shoes
« on: January 31, 2016, 03:51:20 pm »
What do you guys use to treat your boots? Does it matter if the boots have already been treated with silicone?
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2016, 11:01:39 pm »
I use Montana Pitch Blend or a homemade recipe with bear grease, bees wax and pine pitch heated and blended together.
 silicon seals the pores so I don't know how well the leather will absorb the dressing. only way to know is to try. It won't hurt it.
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Offline chamookman

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« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2016, 03:36:40 am »
I've used Sno-Seal on My boots for Years. My Dyer Moccosins however come with a can of Mink-Oil type stuff- so I use that on them. Bob
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Offline Adam

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« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2016, 08:23:29 am »
I've had good luck with Red Wing boot oil.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2016, 09:32:03 am »
Mink oil on all my leather boots. The rest of my boots need no help. 
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Offline Aaron H

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« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2016, 09:39:42 am »
I also use sno-seal.  Great stuff. 
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2016, 01:53:04 pm »
My mink oil never lets me down, but I read a lot of good about Sno-seal. Time to buy a can and try it.
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Offline chamookman

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« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2016, 03:58:07 am »
Pearly - I use an old hair dryer to warm the leather before, then after a heavy coating of Sno-Seal, allowing it to "melt" in. Did that on My Moosehide MukLuks the first coating before wearing - still going strong after 15 years !!! Bob
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Re: Boots and shoes
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2016, 04:12:45 am »
I use mink oil or the paste most of the time.  :)
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Offline DC

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« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2016, 12:31:59 pm »
Well, I was actually expecting a bunch of bear fat, pitch and bee's wax recipes but it sounds like Sno-seal is the choice. I'll go look for some. I don't have a bear anyhow. Thanks guys :D
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Offline Aaron H

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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2016, 10:12:03 am »
I believe Sno seal is just a mixture of linseed oil and bees wax.
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« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2016, 10:19:19 am »
I think Sno-Seal has silicon in it also.
I've heard that silicon clogs the pores of the leather and prevents it from breathing where the other dressings like Mink Oil or Montana Pitch Blend hydrate(adds oil) the leather and repels water.
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Offline JEB

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« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2016, 10:24:06 am »
I have an old can of Grizzly Grease that I put on and then use an old hair dryer to melt it into the cracks.  I usually put a couple of coats on the boots when I do it to make sure they get covered good.
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Offline willie

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« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2016, 01:55:20 pm »
Many of the above have worked for me in the past. I do avoid animal fats if there is a puppy or dog that likes  to chew, nearby
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2016, 02:03:12 pm »
Quote from: willie on February 03, 2016, 01:55:20 pm
Many of the above have worked for me in the past. I do avoid animal fats if there is a puppy or dog that likes  to chew, nearby

Can you blame a pup?  First off, it is leather, and leather is great for teething.  Secondly, they smell intensely of the person they love.  It's too much to ask of a pup to understand that they gotta leave 'em alone, so you gotta be the responsible party. 

I use mink on my expensive, high quality moccasins.  When they have been dampened, I wear 'em until they are dry and then rub in generous amounts of grease, paying extra attention to any raw edges of the leather and the seams.  I practically putty knife it there and then use a hair dryer to warm the grease and leather until it melts in.  I do pretty much the same for boots.
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