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Nikwax.
Unfortunately they're not giving away the waterproofing conditioner for leather footwear at the moment. |
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I'm trying out homemade dubbin.
Base recipe is 25% lard, 25% beeswax, 50% tallow. There's other things you can add.
Now i know this isn't anything fancy pansy or chemical pinnacle, but it's the traditional method, even my grandmother agrees they did it back then. Also, if you care for chemicals/environment or shit, this is 100% natural, and before they were in your feet, fat was attached to that leather keeping animals comfy.
Now, I haven't gotten beeswax yet because I couldn't find where, but I tried mixing the other two, and can say today's boots got less soaked/saturated than Monday's. Now, that I forgot to do up the laces might not have helped.
I was planning on getting moto boots because I figure where leaks happen is either the tongue (unless it's a bellows type) or between boot/sole, but Monday my a bit worn/untreated boots got completely soaked, are still drying, so I'm not sure how long "waterproof" moto boots last in heavy rain as I've never had any. I might consider some plastic boot covers instead.
I can give some updates on how the dubbin goes once I get the beeswax and apply it properly. |
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TheWhiteBaron wrote: | I'm trying out homemade dubbin.
Base recipe is 25% lard, 25% beeswax, 50% tallow. There's other things you can add.
Now i know this isn't anything fancy pansy or chemical pinnacle, but it's the traditional method, even my grandmother agrees they did it back then. Also, if you care for chemicals/environment or shit, this is 100% natural, and before they were in your feet, fat was attached to that leather keeping animals comfy.
Now, I haven't gotten beeswax yet because I couldn't find where, but I tried mixing the other two, and can say today's boots got less soaked/saturated than Monday's. Now, that I forgot to do up the laces might not have helped.
I was planning on getting moto boots because I figure where leaks happen is either the tongue (unless it's a bellows type) or between boot/sole, but Monday my a bit worn/untreated boots got completely soaked, are still drying, so I'm not sure how long "waterproof" moto boots last in heavy rain as I've never had any. I might consider some plastic boot covers instead.
I can give some updates on how the dubbin goes once I get the beeswax and apply it properly. |
I was with you all the way up untill lard.... The trouble is unless the bees wax does something to the lard, it would just never set. So the boots will always be greasy and that grease will always soak through... Im not so sure about that one... ____________________ Yamaha FZ8/Fazer800 (split headlight one) 2014, gingerly getting used to the massive increase in HP and not killing myself in the process! That was easy to get used to.
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ohh nice you got hives? ____________________ Yamaha FZ8/Fazer800 (split headlight one) 2014, gingerly getting used to the massive increase in HP and not killing myself in the process! That was easy to get used to.
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Get a pair of the newer sealskinz merino lined waterproof socks.
They come up to your knees, it's like wearing wellies under your boots, you can (literally) ford a river in them and have dry feet. Nowhere near as sweaty and uncomfortable as they used to be. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Ducks Wax. It's superb stuff - I use it on my boots and gloves. It even smells nice
https://www.duckswax.co.uk/ |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 286 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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