Cobblers, shoe care, DIY

[vegettoo]

i would say ccp insole,but if u r asking abt something u can buy i would say blue footlocker insole(u will know wat is that when u there)

[eleves]

Is Firm still the way to go even for creeper soles, Rick 2010 creeper boots to be exact? Do they fill in the extreme heel drag that I definitely stupidly allowed to happen or should I look into getting full replacement soles altogether? Never had to get this done before, any help is appreciated! Lookin at you, Faust!

[antabaka]

i've never had a good pair of boots before until today, i picked up a pair of viridi anne oiled reverse steer leather boots
would it be safe to wear in the winter, or would it get ruined?

[lowrey]

depends on the sole.. if its leather, you should add a rubber sole.

aside from the sole, leather in the winter is fine unless they get thoroughly wet constantly. if there is some snow, I don't avoid wearing leather shoes, but if there is a ton or its really wet / slushy, I'll go with something else.

[okayvin]

Stay away from salt and wipe with vinegar if you get salt stains.

[550BC]

If there is snow, I just wear my beat up timberlands.. basically the most indestructible shoe I almost ever handled :/

[naturalalmonds]

When I wear leather boots in the winter I just make sure to wipe them down with plain water as soon as possible. I was able to completely avoid any salt stains through last year with my boots doing this, but just be careful where possible, don't go jumping in puddles or running through snow banks. They're not winter boots :)

[Vinyl Only]

Reposting from small questions thread:
I used some turpentine to get oil paint off some Guidi leather derbies. Paint was removed but the surface of the leather seems a bit dry now. How do I get that subtle, rich guidi lustre back? I'm prepared to use mink oil and buff it---or should I just take em to Firm? Please help!��

[808]

Recently I bought layer-0 boots and the heel part is split to two and I was wondering if i should take one layout off wooden upper heel and place to rubber... I went to cobbler today and told me wooden heel part gonna last long, just need to replace on upper sole.
Anyone fully re-soled layer-0 boots or do you guys just placed upper sole?

[Fenix]

Mine have a rubber back part of the split heel. I heel tapped that part and did a thin vibram on the front of the split heel.

[blackfedora]

I did the same as you Fenix.

[808]

Thanks Fenix, do you think I should put thin vibram now or is it gonna be okay for wear for a bit? now I only soled upper part and leave the rubber heel part where already had it from made, didnt touch the wooden heel part yet.

[lowrey]

I just had a thin rubber put the sole and left the heel as it was with the factory rubber on the back corner. They will last just fine like that, most friction is on the very back of the heel any way.

[nahneun]

I have a few pair of shoes that I think are dried out, but I'm not sure how to take care of them. How would I take care of a pair of destroyed horse carpes? Would I treat it like suede?

[naturalalmonds]

Reposting from small questions thread:
I used some turpentine to get oil paint off some Guidi leather derbies. Paint was removed but the surface of the leather seems a bit dry now. How do I get that subtle, rich guidi lustre back? I'm prepared to use mink oil and buff it---or should I just take em to Firm? Please help!��

My 995s in horse were pretty dried out from a season of wear through rain and snow. Very dull. There's so much information out there about how to handle caring for leather footwear, and a million products to confuse things further, but I opted for Saphir Renovateur to rejuvenate them, and Saphir black shoe cream

So here's how they started:



I removed the laces, used a shoe brush to brush off any dirt, and used a welt brush for the welt. Then I used a clean microfiber cloth to apply the Renovateur, using only a bit here and there.

Left side in this picture is before Renovateur, right side is after:



After that I waited a few minutes, brushed again, then applied the black shoe cream with a small bristle brush working it over all the leather. Waited another few mins, then used a buffing cloth to get them to this stage:



And finally, laced back up:



Hope that info helps.