cleaning sidi boots

[devojunior]

morning all,

iv had my sidi boots about 3 years now theyv been used almost everyday all year round so looking grubby.

id like to hear what you lot use to clean and also protect then to keep them waterproof (ish).

common sense tells me some automotive or houshold leather cleaner will get them clean but also want to giv them something to protect them.

[-Matt-]

Cleaning i just use some leather-friendly soap and water on rags, dab them dry then leave to dry naturally. Then use some leather conditioning creams to remoisturise and protect the leather.

That being said all my boots are over 5 years old and i've never bothered with cleaning any of them - only my leather suits once or twice - all my boots die of holes in the soles or things snapping well before the leather gives, so maybe not worth the time and effort

[devojunior]

yeah sounds about right ill see if morrisons or somewhere has any and the soles and everythings fine on mine but as theres a fair bit of white they look scruffy now

plus i went on a ride few months back and lost my oil filler cap and soaked my left boot in hot oil so everything sticks to it like shit to a blanket.

[-Matt-]

My white pairs in a similar state. Problem is once they get even a little old, even if you clean them theres so many crinkles n wrinkles that the dirt gets really engrained and stuck in them, so even after a good clean you tend to see all the little black lines

[Dave70]

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Standard boot polish, dubbin is great for retaining waterproof quality.
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[Walloper]

Mine's are Prastic so just a quick wipe ower with an oily rag.

I just spritz them with some of that Barry Sheen/Pledge furniture polish wipe off and then Dry-Lube the hinges to stop the squeak.
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[Bloggsy]

I didn't think Sidi's were leather, mine are what is called lorica (looks like leather)

[Walloper]

[Fizzer Thou]

When a friend got their white motocross boots stained with mud I initially washed them with water and let them dry,then used some WD40 so as to get the stain out with an old toothbrush.

I use KIWI neutral shoe/boot polish on my white Alpinestar MX boots that I wear on the XR-SM and it works a treat

If you cannot find any in your local supermarket there is this stuff

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PUNCH-PROFESSIONAL-SHOE-POLISH-COLOURED-LEATHER-BOOT-RENOVATING-CLEAN-PROTECT-/150757264367
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[Eddie Hitler]

Badger cum. Coat all over the boot, try not to catch any in your mouth.

[Walloper]

[Eddie Hitler]

Ariel Badger.

[BillyJ]

I use this bees wax stuff I got from a bike show a year ago, it's brilliant and really brings the colour back as well.

It can be used for all leather gear
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