![]() ![]() ![]() For now let’s wait for the leather to dry naturally. The next part will be conditioning the leather. From experience, oil grain leather will get tanned significant from long exposure to sunlight, so take note! I would leave the boots under the sun for about 30 minutes, and then leave it at room temperature for a day before oiling the leather. Once you have wiped down your boots, time to leave it to dry. You do not want the saddle soap to stay on the leather for too long. Once you are done with one boot, use a damp cotton cloth to wipe the boots clean. Bit by bit you give the leather a good scrub. Scrub the side edges of the boots and threads. Then scrub the leather gently with a soft brush. Scoop a small amount of saddle soap and work the soap to a lather in warm water. ![]() Saddle soap is much harsher than the leather cleaner by red wing but the leather will look cleaner. Cleaning will dry up your boots. I personally prefer to use saddle soap on my boots. Remember to clean the area between the tongue and the boot lace area. Always start by brushing your boots with a horse hair brush to remove dust, dirt off the leather. But its not like you don’t clean your boots at all… But in my opinion, having some ‘damage’ gives your pair of boots a bit of character. The last time I really went hiking in the boots was in Japan. So its really up to you. Some people want squeaky clean boots. My boots hardly get soiled in mud and sand. I live in urban areas where all you see is concrete walls. The soles are designed so that hunters make minimal sound during hunting. I do not use the boots to walk in the forest hiking or to hunt. Now, the heritage line of red wing boots with white crepe are hunting boots. Honey combs on the tongue is the result of laces rubbing onto the leather. craigslist relevant 250 Oct 22 20 gallon Red Wing crock 250 225 Oct 22 Clean Maytag washer washing machine 225. In the picture below, you could see the top part of the leather being stressed and forming lines. The ceases at the ankle area look most amazing. Notice that there are some denim stains on the top area of boots. The leather has darken (slightly), burgundy color is one of my favorite color. This is my red wing 8131 after 6 months of wear. To tell you the truth, I did trial & error and destroyed the leather on my 875 oro-iginal boots. Researching on youtube can help but you have to find your own way of maintaining your leather products. In the beginning, I had difficulties on how to clean my boots. ![]()
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