Hey huge fan of your work. Please consider reviewing the asolo leather hiking boot. I would really like to know what's inside to help me make an informed decision.
I just got my first pair of thorogood boots and was wanting to know what should I use to break in and condition the leather or just wax and break in ?? Also, I’d love to keep the natural look of the leather as much as possible if possible at all, everything I’ve researched either darkened more then I wanted or left a campfire smell. Thank you.
Tip for tree sap from a logger. Olive oil dissolves it! Other fats like butter or canola can work well too but a bit of olive oil is what I always found to be the best.
As a cobbler of over 25yrs, I totally agree with your methods. Too many people don't know you need to remove/rinse saddle soap residue. It builds up attracting dirt and dust in the creases which acts like sandpaper. It's also caustic which can change the leathers ph, making it dry and brittle. I don't use the spoon method on the soles as I have other methods to achieve similar results but overall an excellent video!
@@matttherrien9608 usually I do the uppers first then "clean grind" them by very lightly running the edge on the fine sandpaper wheel. If they aren't too bad I'll just use dyo to clean them. Sometimes a combo of both.
I have been wearing the same boots for years. It is nice to see how to take care of them properly Usually I just dust them off and apply mink oil on it or 10-40 motorcycle oil and wipe them with a microfiber cloth
Hi, Sandy from Australia here, just thanking you for your videos. My hobby is taking unwanted and unloved boots, and reconditioning them, before finding forever homes for them. I've learnt everything from you. Just found a pair of redwings for $30. Going to have fun with them. I Mainly do old dr martens. Thank you for your teachings.
@@RoseAnvil A side by side analysis of a heavily used boot VS same boot, that is fresh out of the box. How the materials wear down and how the walking style of an individual affects that.
I just threw out some Merrell Hikers that were worn down to the foam. Often it humored me how they could be used in an R.A. Parody vid, but I don't have the time or resources to pull that off. Super happy that Weston is taking it the educational route, that seems like an organic and valuable direction for his channel.
I have watched enough boot videos over the last week, to have a well informed conversation with anyone who might ask about boots. Definitely appreciate this content.
Moctober has been so much fun! Thanks for all your support. Here is a list of stuff going on and coming up! - Redback x Rose Anvil giveaway on Redbacks insta @redbackboots - We are on track for the 300k subs by the end of the year!!! - Thorogood cut in half video on Sunday - Thursday boots moc toe on... next Thursday obviously - Whites new moc toe is currently in the mail - Common Project resole Video at some point this month! - Moctober Finale on the 30th!
And if you aren’t familiar with the 300k goal. If we reach 300k subs by the end of 2020 I’m going to give away. - 30 pairs of boots to you guys - 30 pairs of boots to my local homeless - $3000 store credit to my site 🤞🤞🤞
Would love to see you take a boot and test how different cleaners, oil etc affect the leather. I'm sure you have some spares kicking around you can experiment on. Thanks!
I was with you all the way, minus the meticulous sole cleaning. The saddle soap and tooth brush is it. If it does not want to come off, so be it. Everyone has their favorites for moisturizing. I have some cold weather boots that get mink oil. My most of the year work boots get Bick 4. I just use a cotton worn out t-shirt in place of the nice shop towels. You put the neutral polishing cream on at the end. That is a neat touch. Might try that. Good video. Appreciate the work.
I just go at all my boots with obenauf's makes em a little darker but waterproof and nicely hydrated underneath. Used I’d firefighting and put it on anything leather I have nowadays lol
@@marcusholtzheimer9316 Thank you for mentioning Obenauf's. I hadn't heard of them. As a honey bee farmer, their use of beeswax and propolis intrigues me. Propolis in particular has tremendous value as a protectant.
I'm not sure if it's still done this way but this is almost exactly the way I was "taught" to clean my boots while in USMC boot camp back in the mid 90's.
Thanks a lot for sharing this first of all. I did save it and ordered all the stuff from Amazon and follow through. The sole part was hell and completion was Heaven. Man I once thought my wife was stubborn until I spent 4 hrs scraping those gunks off….came out well! Did restore my bday present from my wife and hopefully our relationship a bit lol
My favorite “work” shoe is a pair of LL Bean loafers. Obviously my work is not that hard on the shoes. But still, I clean and treat them regularly. Because of that defects like house paint, caulk and the glues have a hard time sticking and are a breeze to clean off. I treat the inside of the leather too. Had them for decades and the soles have yet to wear through. I also wear the newer cloth type Athletic shoes with a padded insert. These are regularly thrown in the washer and come out looking new again. My real Frye work boots disappeared twenty years ago and were rediscovered recently while emptying out my sisters home. My nephews confessed to hiding them during a visit. Now, cleaned and treated very similarly to your work in the video, we are back in business. Thanks for the video.
Great video and amazing craftsman. I have to admit I did laugh pretty hard when I saw the captions warning against getting the leather too wet, drenched, etc. I have never owned a pair of boots that have not been completely submerged on multiple occasions.
I think once they are conditioned again it is not that big of a deal, but in the moment where the soap goes on, the leather is temporarily stripped of the oils it needs and also all leather is treated acidic when it is tanned and leather soaps are alkaline, so it should be done as little as possible.
Thank you for posting this informative video. Many years ago I ruined a pair of shoes, trying to use Saddle soap. I didn't know what I was doing and the instructions was not clear to me. Now I have a better understanding.
Great results! Although I would not dry scrub boots with a firm nylon bristle brush. Use Murphy's Oil Soap, warm water, and a horse hair brush. Saddle Soap contains wax which inhibits absorption of leather conditioner. Also, wait 24 hours after washing boots to thoroughly dry before conditioning. Laces can also be washed and hung up to air dry.
Another excellent way to get the crepe soles clean I've found is with Magic Erasers. You have to apply a fair amount of pressure to get the foam into the crevices but it does an amazing job of getting them clean and white without removing a ton of material.
Thorogood 8” moc toes are my all time favorite work boots. Right out of the box their comfortable and the sole last a lot longer than my redwings did. I have 3 years in the oilfield with the pair I have now.
love mine, too. most comfortable boots i’ve ever owned and they hold up very well. i’ve got Fred Flintstone / duck feet. Finding good boots has been a lifelong challenge.
I use a nylon brush wheel on my Makita impact drill for the soles, gets them looking brand new white, then a use a scrubber and clean them in the shower using Palmolive dish soap. Comes out looking very good, soap tends to dry the boot out a bit,nothing a little mink oil can’t fix. Works great for a work boot
Great leather! You are doing it right, nice video. The only remark I have is to use a softer brush to clean the dry mud. And maybe use Fiebing’s mink oil to condition and waterproof the leather.
Clean and simple, easy to follow demonstration. GREAT JOB. Thank you for the information, I have these boots in tobacco and black, the biggest challenge is that wedge sole, got it figured out now.
Couple more tricks… If you have a lot of wear or cuts and abrasions on the leather a coat of URAD will hide/restore them. I will generally do the toe and counter like you mention here with your luster polish. A regular neutral paste polish will also work but is harder to buff out. A variety of bristle brushes work wonders, both for cleaning and polishing. Keep them separate for dark (black) and light boots (tan, brown). For really dried out leather, or an oiled finish like RW briar oil, neatsfoot or redwing oil will rejuvenate them. The RW oil is a lot more $$ but I suspect it’s a better product than plain neatsfoot oil. Leather cream instead of oil where applicable, Cadillac is fantastic. Yes, I have had 6 or 8 pairs of Red Wing boots. Some get really worn/worn out but restoring them is very satisfying. I’ve re-soled a handful of them. Sometimes I change the sole style or color to suit my taste.
БРАВО!!! Вы любите дело, которым занимаетесь? Или Вы- Волшебник ?!!! - продлеваете жизнь обуви ,и живому существу,из которых шьют обувь.Вы делаете чище планету: мусором могла стать изношенная обувь, которую Вы вернули к *жизни*)) Человек, так тщательно выполняющий свою работу ,достоин большого уважения. Благодарю за Ваш труд.🙏🙏🙏
А если за обувью,с начала покупки ухаживать то,и такая реинкарнация ей не нужна,будет все зависеть,от хозяина.Я например всегда время,нахожу за своей обувью,любого сезона ухаживать поэтому у меня есть обувь которой пять шесть лет а она как новая.
Все эти средства, которые были использованы для очистки и восстановления данного ботинка, если покупать их у нас, будут стоить как половина стоимости этих ботинок, да их ещё и найти надо
Just went and did this to my boots with Bick 4 and neutral luster I got at boot barn. The few bucks I spent made my beat up Thorogoods look better than ever. And the luster on the toe and counter is a really nice touch!
Great video. For tree sap, oil, grease, etc. try a little bit of brake cleaner, it works very well. Just be careful not to leave it on for a long time. It usually evaporates quickly anyway.
Thanks for this video! A union brother of mine shared this on the group page and I polished my fargone Red Wings to a healthier state. Love the product selections!
@@jruss9109 you can look up what it does does to your boot it wears it out faster mink oil will keep the boot hydrated so the bristles in the boots leather doesn't tighten up and break
Awesome !! On a lot of my boots over the years, I’ve hit em quick with the pressure washer , let em dry and mink oil the living $h!/ out of them , I’ve noticed some people say don’t get the leather really wet , but I’ve had times I’ve been soaked in the rain and when they dry I’d wipe them reapply mink oil and it look really good to me
Don't get your boots wet?! Oh, boo hoo! My boots have taken that for decades and they still keep ticking! I just examined a pair of forty year old boots I recently had resoled. some of the welting has broken away That may just be deteriorated leather rather than inadequate repair (the midsoles were replaced too). But heck! if they have actually WORN OUT, I can throw them away in good conscience. But they are still proof against weather as I'm out walking ----so far anyway.
Ive wear the same boots everyday for the last 9 years. I’ve had mine resoled twice thru Thorogood. They also added new stitching to areas of the boot. Good boot.
I’m a union pipefitter, put my Thorogoods through a lot of abuse so they were looking real beat. I followed these instructions completely and looks like I just bought a new pair of Thorogoods, super happy with the result, I used saddle soap and Mink oil for the last part
Time stamps in a long video like this would be helpful to know what product you’re using at what point. I tend to skip 10s ahead quite often and miss the product being used. Great video.
I used this with two exceptions. 1. I used a light, rubber suede eraser on the sole. 2. Add a light coat of chalk (white teachers chalk) with a honed point to the stitching. Basically light rub over the stitch. They look new. Leather Milk is great.
I like watching these cleaning videos...every cobbler has there way of cleaning and ALL are fantastic...for me personally I usually unlace and remove inner padded sole, vacuum lint and debri and soak the boots in hot water with a degreaser, scub with soft brush , rinse and let dry. I then saddle soap and rinse again...I let dry for a few days and then apply mink oil...for me the degreaser is used to remove heavy set oil and grease from my work...I do have 3 sets of boots to rotate throughout the year...
If you’ve never owned a pair once you do you won’t go back . I’ve worn boots for over 33 years now and got so bad I couldn’t wear any boots because they all caused blisters, but got turned onto Thorogoods and no problem ever since 4 years and still no blisters.
Very impressive clean up. And good boots do last with good maintenance. This is a step above and some impressive products I have never seen before. Great stuff and thanks for the elbow grease.
I just got some of those in the chocolate (Briar?) color. Feels sooo nice when I put them on. My wife didn't want me to wear them outside the house, so I know they look good too,lol
Thank you for this video and your product recommendations. You helped me bring my brother's Red Wing Irish Setters back to life after he passed away. He would be proud of the results!
I've actually always hoped that you and Vetiver would collab on a vid where he'd put one of the shoes you'd cut in half back together, but this is still fantastic to see.
My job. I take hours cleaning boot on Sunday. Go back to work Monday and it will look the same exact before the all the time spent cleaning by the time I get home from work
Wow! Talk about restoration. I enjoyed this video and the tips. Just out of curiosity, how long did it take you to clean up these boots? I pray I have as much patience as you do.
After you use the yellow saddle soap- and wipe away the residue with a damp cloth- do you let it the boots air dry completely before applying the conditioner? Anyway, great video I now know how to clean my new pair of redwings. The though of conditioning my work boots never occurred to me before. 😂
If you started with the saddle soap in the first place, I do believe you could avoid all that brushing. I always get the leather treatments that they sell in the shoe repair shops. Obenaufs has always worked well for me, and it's less messy.
Finding this oddly calming and slightly motivated to go clean my marine corps boots... No wait motivation passed 💨 Definitely is calming though because I’ve put that kinda work into my boots before and it’s very satisfying
After 40 + years in mud and dirt, I still carry a scrub brush in the back of my PU to knock off the every day crap off the boots. The dirt as it dries doesn’t pull the oil out off the boot body and prolongs the life and dries better.
Hard to believe how many steps to absolute beauty and utter perfection!Our Hands are so incredibly sensitive and intricate,made for all sorts of duties,better than tools in some situations!
Ahhhh... this is sooo relaxing. I need to use this cleaning technique on my vintage combat Red Wings. I did film lacing them up and crushing leaves on Fairy Frequency ASMR channel. Wow... Your boots are looking fabulous now! Wishing you an amazing day ♡
Spent my lunch admiring my Thorogood Emperors that I use at work. First pair of them and your channel was a huge part of it. Love the content always. These have been going 6 days, 48-60 hours a week for 2 months now. They’re holding up amazing and I’ll be cleaning them this weekend! Ordering all the stuff now
What others say, wearing is the best break in. Sometimes if a new or used item has been sitting a long time it might need an application of some conditioner. If the leathers dry You can use similar product to what you seen here if thats the case.
That was great! My favorite part was the replays of you spilling the Leather Milk! 😄 I really enjoyed this video. 💖Thanks for sharing it in an ASMR style. 😃🥾
I’m wearing my first pair even today! 18 years, not everyday. Inside label: Made in U.S.Á.! One time a pair of new soles. Perfect shoes for a great live!
My Red Wing moc toes are my dog walking boots and they get caked in mud and grime from forests and moorland much like this pair. This video is the perfect tutorial of how to maintenance them every once in a while. It is actually a pretty relaxing thing to do (much like watching the video) and the results are great. Thanks!
There are 2 types of people, those who clean their boots and those who don't. If you do : - Bick4 darkens leather the least - Venetian Shoe Cream is a great conditioner and leaves a nice sheen
My sincere compliments on your video. In my lifetime I have worked for several different boot manufacturers (I am currently a sales rep for Thorogood in the Western US) and over that time I have preached boot “maintenance” like this for years. If people would take a few minutes every couple of months to perform some cleanup of their boots (as in your video) they would save a fortune by not having to replace their boots so often. By the way, assuming we did our job at the factory correctly one doesn’t need to worry about sole separation on these boots. The way the soles are removed when worn out and replaced is to be ground/cut off. Essentially, unless we make a mistake at our factory (we are all human so it can happen) the soles “ain’t coming off.” Again, a very well done presentation! I will certainly be sharing with my accounts and when appropriate their customers.
И ведь каждый раз мастер открывает новый крем, берет очень качественные натуральные щетки. Я после этих роликов тоже начинаю сыну и мужу .Прям как новые !
Man, you ruined a perfectly good dirty boots! For all of you who watch, just return to the beginning of the video for that perfectly good dirty boots!😁 Rose Anvil you did a great job of cleaning those boots! I wouldn't have the patience to do that.
Thanks for the video. First time owning these boots. The light leather and white soles don’t take them long to look terrible. I clean mine every 2 weeks and oil them but nothing like the results you got. Gonna have to get some saddle soap.
I searched for this. Got a real messed up pair of Redwing boots and a slightly abused pair of Dan Post boots. Your process will definitely put them back into play!
Just make sure you test the conditioner on a small area first! A lot of people have darkened their boots more than they wanted on accident. Send me some pics on Instagram of the before and after!
I have the iron rangers and used the redwing all natural boot oil and it certainly darkens the leather a lot. If you want to maintain the look of your boot the best I’ve found to use is Bic 4 by the bickmore company. They are super popular in western boot stores but they work a dream on leather and keep the color as well. It also works good on most luxury leathers as well. I use it on my dress boots which are a checkered pattern of dyed leathers and it has worked miracles and keeps the original color.
Good video. Me - Dunk whole boot in a bucket (removes salt/some stink), scrub outer with light brush & toothbrush on stitching, remove from water, let dry, treat with Obenauf’s LP or Oil, done.
Круть! Где бы еще взять такие реанимирующие крема и очистители, можно было бы не плохо сэкономить на новой обуви...хотя качество нашей обуви не гарантирует подобного результата)))
If you watch closely, they just muddied the boots and clean it...if it’s worn out in a shop like mine you would have all scuff marks and tears...these has nothing
Hi! I have a quick question please. I noticed you used saddle soap for rubber soles here, is saddle soap the best cleaner for this job despite being a leather cleaner? Thank you! Great video by the way, I hope to see some more of these from you guys. 👍🏻
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All that elbow grease. That is why I don't like white soles. To me they are an eyesore.....resembling white sidewall tires....yuck.
Hey huge fan of your work. Please consider reviewing the asolo leather hiking boot. I would really like to know what's inside to help me make an informed decision.
I just got my first pair of thorogood boots and was wanting to know what should I use to break in and condition the leather or just wax and break in ??
Also, I’d love to keep the natural look of the leather as much as possible if possible at all, everything I’ve researched either darkened more then I wanted or left a campfire smell. Thank you.
This channel is awesome! You’ll see!!
How the hell did I end up here? Why is watching someone clean a boot so satisfying?😊
To me it's annoying and reminds me of fingernails on a blackboard. LoL. 😱
I'm glad you found it satisfying. 👍
Watching him clean a boot while I clean my daily carry.....it's a good world you stumbled into my friend.
Yep, it was very satisfying!
ditto
I was just going to post exactly that.
Tip for tree sap from a logger. Olive oil dissolves it!
Other fats like butter or canola can work well too but a bit of olive oil is what I always found to be the best.
WD40 works in a pinch as well
Is it 100% olive oil?
Rubbing alcohol works every time
@Decaying Grandeur i guess all the peanut oil is what does the trick
@@Cre8Lounge most any fat does. Some bit better than others but use what you've got.
As a cobbler of over 25yrs, I totally agree with your methods. Too many people don't know you need to remove/rinse saddle soap residue. It builds up attracting dirt and dust in the creases which acts like sandpaper. It's also caustic which can change the leathers ph, making it dry and brittle.
I don't use the spoon method on the soles as I have other methods to achieve similar results but overall an excellent video!
I'm about to clean some "like new" mocs that have a dirty wedge.
What's your method if you don't mind sharing, please?
@@matttherrien9608 usually I do the uppers first then "clean grind" them by very lightly running the edge on the fine sandpaper wheel. If they aren't too bad I'll just use dyo to clean them. Sometimes a combo of both.
Scrub daddy works pretty good on the soles as well
@cobblerama Any tips on how to remove nasty sweat/salt stains from my Chromexel boots please?
@matttherrien9608 nothing worse than a dirty wedge. 🤭
I watched this video twice. It's so relaxing, I started falling asleep and now I don't wanna clean my boots.
I have been wearing the same boots for years. It is nice to see how to take care of them properly
Usually I just dust them off and apply mink oil on it or 10-40 motorcycle oil and wipe them with a microfiber cloth
I've been known to WD-40 boots too. Darkens them a bit but it will actually shine up if you brush it after.
You people are insane.
Dusting them off is the single best thing you can do for footwear.
Hi, Sandy from Australia here, just thanking you for your videos. My hobby is taking unwanted and unloved boots, and reconditioning them, before finding forever homes for them. I've learnt everything from you. Just found a pair of redwings for $30. Going to have fun with them. I Mainly do old dr martens. Thank you for your teachings.
You must be the life of the party.
@@nightlife3672 you better believe it
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Record it. I may send my boot from Singapore. You welcome to be godmother of my redwings.
I love old Docs
You should do a series about cutting in half heavily used boots and sneakers to shoe what wear does to the materials and soles over time
I’m actually in the planning stages of that exact video with Stridewise!
@@RoseAnvil Whoo!! My two favs!!
@@RoseAnvil A side by side analysis of a heavily used boot VS same boot, that is fresh out of the box.
How the materials wear down and how the walking style of an individual affects that.
He's gonna want the rubber gloves for that. Maybe a peg for the nose as well
I just threw out some Merrell Hikers that were worn down to the foam. Often it humored me how they could be used in an R.A. Parody vid, but I don't have the time or resources to pull that off. Super happy that Weston is taking it the educational route, that seems like an organic and valuable direction for his channel.
As a cobbler I just lightly belt sand the sides of the soles and it’s like new in seconds, this is a lot of work to scrub.
But great job at the end!!
I love the crisp cleaning sounds from the intense scrubbing,it's weirdly soothing to the soul and mind!
Soul? 🤣
@@crimsonJerom
Kick rocks.
@@DinnerForkTongue you're excused because of the best flag in the world in your bio lol
@@crimsonJerom
Kay lol
I have watched enough boot videos over the last week, to have a well informed conversation with anyone who might ask about boots. Definitely appreciate this content.
Then start making your own soaps conditioners. I just started making them, applied to all my leather shoes and boots & they’re all shiny now.
@@chiya2006 that's cool!! Are you going to build a brand? I'd check it out!!!
Moctober has been so much fun! Thanks for all your support. Here is a list of stuff going on and coming up!
- Redback x Rose Anvil giveaway on Redbacks insta @redbackboots
- We are on track for the 300k subs by the end of the year!!!
- Thorogood cut in half video on Sunday
- Thursday boots moc toe on... next Thursday obviously
- Whites new moc toe is currently in the mail
- Common Project resole Video at some point this month!
- Moctober Finale on the 30th!
Also in Sunday’s video i will announce the winners of all the stuff I’ve been forgetting to announce, like the redwings.
And if you aren’t familiar with the 300k goal. If we reach 300k subs by the end of 2020 I’m going to give away.
- 30 pairs of boots to you guys
- 30 pairs of boots to my local homeless
- $3000 store credit to my site
🤞🤞🤞
Would love to see you take a boot and test how different cleaners, oil etc affect the leather.
I'm sure you have some spares kicking around you can experiment on. Thanks!
Would love to see Grant Stone Ottawas thrown into the "cut in half" series!
Loving the videos!!
Can't believe how clean you got the sole.
Aaah-soles!
I was with you all the way, minus the meticulous sole cleaning. The saddle soap and tooth brush is it. If it does not want to come off, so be it. Everyone has their favorites for moisturizing. I have some cold weather boots that get mink oil. My most of the year work boots get Bick 4. I just use a cotton worn out t-shirt in place of the nice shop towels. You put the neutral polishing cream on at the end. That is a neat touch. Might try that. Good video. Appreciate the work.
Cool look, but mink oil is going to give it that salt resistance and some water resistance. That plushy leather milk won't do crap.
I've had trouble with mink oil it softens the leather too much.
@@mp5249 but mink oil is going to make this leather colour turn dark, it won't look as good
I just go at all my boots with obenauf's makes em a little darker but waterproof and nicely hydrated underneath. Used I’d firefighting and put it on anything leather I have nowadays lol
@@marcusholtzheimer9316 Thank you for mentioning Obenauf's. I hadn't heard of them. As a honey bee farmer, their use of beeswax and propolis intrigues me. Propolis in particular has tremendous value as a protectant.
I'm not sure if it's still done this way but this is almost exactly the way I was "taught" to clean my boots while in USMC boot camp back in the mid 90's.
Semper Fi! 🍻!
Owner of the channel is a national Forrest fire fighter, so probably a lot of over lap on how the government teaches people how to take care of boots.
Same here. I keep my shoe shine kit in an old 7.62 ammo can.
leading me to the question.... WHO is doing it wrong? this is just normal cleaning
Calm down private, no one asked you.
Thanks a lot for sharing this first of all. I did save it and ordered all the stuff from Amazon and follow through. The sole part was hell and completion was Heaven. Man I once thought my wife was stubborn until I spent 4 hrs scraping those gunks off….came out well! Did restore my bday present from my wife and hopefully our relationship a bit lol
Hah. Yep, my wife was on me too about taking about 3 hours. Moaning about how I never help her like that. 😅
I’m a 26 year old girly girl from canada who happily works a desk job, and with every video you make me regret more that i didnt become a cobbler
Liar. There are no girls on the interwebs
Do it
Live life with no regrets
Your still young. Live your dream. Don't let that desk job hold you back. There are no do overs in life.
You still can..my father was n when he passed from cancer he was sooo sad none of his 6 girls would take it over..my youngest son has his gift now
My favorite “work” shoe is a pair of LL Bean loafers. Obviously my work is not that hard on the shoes. But still, I clean and treat them regularly. Because of that defects like house paint, caulk and the glues have a hard time sticking and are a breeze to clean off. I treat the inside of the leather too. Had them for decades and the soles have yet to wear through. I also wear the newer cloth type Athletic shoes with a padded insert. These are regularly thrown in the washer and come out looking new again. My real Frye work boots disappeared twenty years ago and were rediscovered recently while emptying out my sisters home. My nephews confessed to hiding them during a visit. Now, cleaned and treated very similarly to your work in the video, we are back in business. Thanks for the video.
You buy good boots and enjoy taking care is the most enjoyable life of all.
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@@henrybilling9174 talking the guy who is watching Asmr boot cleaning videos 🤦♂️
I can think of a billion thing's More enjoyable then cleaning boots
Yes it is
Great video and amazing craftsman. I have to admit I did laugh pretty hard when I saw the captions warning against getting the leather too wet, drenched, etc. I have never owned a pair of boots that have not been completely submerged on multiple occasions.
I think once they are conditioned again it is not that big of a deal, but in the moment where the soap goes on, the leather is temporarily stripped of the oils it needs and also all leather is treated acidic when it is tanned and leather soaps are alkaline, so it should be done as little as possible.
@@misssophie6515 Sorry what should be done as little as possible? Cleaning it with alkaline leather soaps?
@@AlexKost-tq6bj yes, at least I only do it when there really is no way around it
Thank you for posting this informative video. Many years ago I ruined a pair of shoes, trying to use Saddle soap. I didn't know what I was doing and the instructions was not clear to me. Now I have a better understanding.
Great results! Although I would not dry scrub boots with a firm nylon bristle brush. Use Murphy's Oil Soap, warm water, and a horse hair brush. Saddle Soap contains wax which inhibits absorption of leather conditioner. Also, wait 24 hours after washing boots to thoroughly dry before conditioning. Laces can also be washed and hung up to air dry.
Another excellent way to get the crepe soles clean I've found is with Magic Erasers. You have to apply a fair amount of pressure to get the foam into the crevices but it does an amazing job of getting them clean and white without removing a ton of material.
I use dawn power wash with a vegetable scrubber. It works awesome for me
Thorogood 8” moc toes are my all time favorite work boots. Right out of the box their comfortable and the sole last a lot longer than my redwings did. I have 3 years in the oilfield with the pair I have now.
love mine, too. most comfortable boots i’ve ever owned and they hold up very well. i’ve got Fred Flintstone / duck feet. Finding good boots has been a lifelong challenge.
Are they steel toe? Don't you need to wear steel toe?
Minute Man they come both ways. i wear the non steel toe version as my daily footwear.
I was tryin to go with those first but they didnt have my size at the moment so i went with the 6"
@@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760 did you go with EE sizing?
I’ve watched this three times since it came out. Very helpful, the spoon trick was a game-changer.
I use a nylon brush wheel on my Makita impact drill for the soles, gets them looking brand new white, then a use a scrubber and clean them in the shower using Palmolive dish soap. Comes out looking very good, soap tends to dry the boot out a bit,nothing a little mink oil can’t fix. Works great for a work boot
Great leather! You are doing it right, nice video. The only remark I have is to use a softer brush to clean the dry mud. And maybe use Fiebing’s mink oil to condition and waterproof the leather.
Clean and simple, easy to follow demonstration. GREAT JOB. Thank you for the information, I have these boots in tobacco and black, the biggest challenge is that wedge sole, got it figured out now.
Vetiver would be proud.
And would have probably spray painted the shoe
@@marinag8290 🤣
@@LightningNavigator hehe well now there's 2 RIGHT channels 😉
@@marinag8290 so true
LOL I know exactly what you mean
Couple more tricks…
If you have a lot of wear or cuts and abrasions on the leather a coat of URAD will hide/restore them. I will generally do the toe and counter like you mention here with your luster polish. A regular neutral paste polish will also work but is harder to buff out.
A variety of bristle brushes work wonders, both for cleaning and polishing. Keep them separate for dark (black) and light boots (tan, brown).
For really dried out leather, or an oiled finish like RW briar oil, neatsfoot or redwing oil will rejuvenate them. The RW oil is a lot more $$ but I suspect it’s a better product than plain neatsfoot oil.
Leather cream instead of oil where applicable, Cadillac is fantastic.
Yes, I have had 6 or 8 pairs of Red Wing boots. Some get really worn/worn out but restoring them is very satisfying. I’ve re-soled a handful of them. Sometimes I change the sole style or color to suit my taste.
Thanks! It's a rainy and wasn't able to go fishing. After watching your video, you've inspired me to go clean and treat my hiking boots.
Every year my company gives us a boot stipend! I have amassed a collection of used Throughgoods and I will definitely have to do this to them! Thanks
Lucky! What kind of company do you work for?!
I work for an crane manufacturer! They have found it cheaper to buy us steel toed boots that to pay out for injuries!
БРАВО!!!
Вы любите дело, которым занимаетесь? Или
Вы- Волшебник ?!!! - продлеваете жизнь обуви ,и живому существу,из которых шьют обувь.Вы делаете чище планету: мусором могла стать изношенная обувь, которую Вы вернули к *жизни*))
Человек, так тщательно выполняющий свою работу ,достоин большого уважения.
Благодарю за Ваш труд.🙏🙏🙏
А если за обувью,с начала покупки ухаживать то,и такая реинкарнация ей не нужна,будет все зависеть,от хозяина.Я например всегда время,нахожу за своей обувью,любого сезона ухаживать поэтому у меня есть обувь которой пять шесть лет а она как новая.
Все эти средства, которые были использованы для очистки и восстановления данного ботинка, если покупать их у нас, будут стоить как половина стоимости этих ботинок, да их ещё и найти надо
@@qwertyuimnb то, что найти, это да! Но ведь это не на одну пару. Так, что думаю, окупится, как уходовые повседневные средства
@@qwertyuimnb везде есть их аналоги и не хуже по небольшим Деньгам
@@__M__Pik____ Да и дедовскии вариант тоже пойдёт, всякие очистители и касторовое масло и так далее я можно посмотреть на канале BootFury
Very impressed with how the sole turned out.
Just went and did this to my boots with Bick 4 and neutral luster I got at boot barn. The few bucks I spent made my beat up Thorogoods look better than ever. And the luster on the toe and counter is a really nice touch!
Great video. For tree sap, oil, grease, etc. try a little bit of brake cleaner, it works very well. Just be careful not to leave it on for a long time. It usually evaporates quickly anyway.
Thanks for this video! A union brother of mine shared this on the group page and I polished my fargone Red Wings to a healthier state. Love the product selections!
This is very interesting. There's a real skill to restoration of anything.
Stay away from using saddle soap it wheres your boot out faster just giving you the tip
@@justneko871 how?
@@jruss9109 you can look up what it does does to your boot it wears it out faster mink oil will keep the boot hydrated so the bristles in the boots leather doesn't tighten up and break
This isn't a restoration, it's basic maintenance. A dirty car looks great after it's washed and waxed, but you wouldn't say it was restored.
@@jruss9109 a
Awesome !!
On a lot of my boots over the years,
I’ve hit em quick with the pressure washer , let em dry and mink oil the living $h!/ out of them , I’ve noticed some people say don’t get the leather really wet , but I’ve had times I’ve been soaked in the rain and when they dry I’d wipe them reapply mink oil and it look really good to me
Apostate!
Don't get your boots wet?! Oh, boo hoo!
My boots have taken that for decades and they still keep ticking!
I just examined a pair of forty year old boots I recently had resoled. some of the welting has broken away That may just be deteriorated leather rather than inadequate repair (the midsoles were replaced too).
But heck! if they have actually WORN OUT, I can throw them away in good conscience.
But they are still proof against weather as I'm out walking ----so far anyway.
Ive wear the same boots everyday for the last 9 years. I’ve had mine resoled twice thru Thorogood. They also added new stitching to areas of the boot. Good boot.
I’m a union pipefitter, put my Thorogoods through a lot of abuse so they were looking real beat. I followed these instructions completely and looks like I just bought a new pair of Thorogoods, super happy with the result, I used saddle soap and Mink oil for the last part
Time stamps in a long video like this would be helpful to know what product you’re using at what point. I tend to skip 10s ahead quite often and miss the product being used.
Great video.
I used this with two exceptions. 1. I used a light, rubber suede eraser on the sole.
2. Add a light coat of chalk (white teachers chalk) with a honed point to the stitching. Basically light rub over the stitch.
They look new. Leather Milk is great.
I have used a product like soft scrub with a toothbrush to clean the white part. I like your suggestions especially with the chalk.
I am so happy I just found this channel, I actually love restoring old leather boots!
What a hipster
I like watching these cleaning videos...every cobbler has there way of cleaning and ALL are fantastic...for me personally I usually unlace and remove inner padded sole, vacuum lint and debri and soak the boots in hot water with a degreaser, scub with soft brush , rinse and let dry. I then saddle soap and rinse again...I let dry for a few days and then apply mink oil...for me the degreaser is used to remove heavy set oil and grease from my work...I do have 3 sets of boots to rotate throughout the year...
I can’t believe it, but this moctober series actually sold me a pair of Thorogoods. I’m very excited!
If you’ve never owned a pair once you do you won’t go back . I’ve worn boots for over 33 years now and got so bad I couldn’t wear any boots because they all caused blisters, but got turned onto Thorogoods and no problem ever since 4 years and still no blisters.
You did a fantastic job on that boot a lost art. Rarely do you see a man with well polished shoes on any more. Great Job!!
rarely see polished WORK boots
Very impressive clean up. And good boots do last with good maintenance. This is a step above and some impressive products I have never seen before. Great stuff and thanks for the elbow grease.
I'm absolutely in love with my Thorogood Steel Toe 8" Moc Toe Wedges. I wear them for shipyard work and they are so comfortable!
I just got some of those in the chocolate (Briar?) color. Feels sooo nice when I put them on. My wife didn't want me to wear them outside the house, so I know they look good too,lol
Thank you for this video and your product recommendations. You helped me bring my brother's Red Wing Irish Setters back to life after he passed away. He would be proud of the results!
I've actually always hoped that you and Vetiver would collab on a vid where he'd put one of the shoes you'd cut in half back together, but this is still fantastic to see.
I love see how patiently he cleans and restores the dirty boots which many tend to take for granted.
My job. I take hours cleaning boot on Sunday. Go back to work Monday and it will look the same exact before the all the time spent cleaning by the time I get home from work
Wow! Talk about restoration. I enjoyed this video and the tips. Just out of curiosity, how long did it take you to clean up these boots? I pray I have as much patience as you do.
After you use the yellow saddle soap- and wipe away the residue with a damp cloth- do you let it the boots air dry completely before applying the conditioner? Anyway, great video I now know how to clean my new pair of redwings. The though of conditioning my work boots never occurred to me before. 😂
If you started with the saddle soap in the first place, I do believe you could avoid all that brushing. I always get the leather treatments that they sell in the shoe repair shops. Obenaufs has always worked well for me, and it's less messy.
I’m going to walk through mud for a week in my redwings just so I can clean them like you did. That was freakin awesome!!! 👍🏼
You'll have to do that for 400+ hours
These boots look like the first week I wear a new pair.
When the store asks. what's on your boots, when you drop them off for repairs. That's when you know they been work.
@@tigtime1763 these boots look like I just killed the cow and sewed the hide onto my feet.
@@marsantos81 400 hours my thorogoods look way worse. The ones in the video just look dusty imo
Finding this oddly calming and slightly motivated to go clean my marine corps boots...
No wait motivation passed 💨
Definitely is calming though because I’ve put that kinda work into my boots before and it’s very satisfying
After 40 + years in mud and dirt, I still carry a scrub brush in the back of my PU to knock off the every day crap off the boots. The dirt as it dries doesn’t pull the oil out off the boot body and prolongs the life and dries better.
AT STEP SIX; INSTEAD OF A POLISH, COULD A WATERPROOFER BE USED AND WHICH ONE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND.??
Hard to believe how many steps to absolute beauty and utter perfection!Our Hands are so incredibly sensitive and intricate,made for all sorts of duties,better than tools in some situations!
I can’t believe I sat and watched a video on boot cleaning, but am glad I did.
Seeing the results, I have some work to do!
Ahhhh... this is sooo relaxing. I need to use this cleaning technique on my vintage combat Red Wings. I did film lacing them up and crushing leaves on Fairy Frequency ASMR channel. Wow... Your boots are looking fabulous now! Wishing you an amazing day ♡
I had to go back and watch this again. So soothing, and spiritual, for me. It’s great to see someone take pride in their work! ❤
you need Allah.
Spent my lunch admiring my Thorogood Emperors that I use at work. First pair of them and your channel was a huge part of it. Love the content always.
These have been going 6 days, 48-60 hours a week for 2 months now. They’re holding up amazing and I’ll be cleaning them this weekend! Ordering all the stuff now
Great job! 👍🏻
But I wouldn't do the last step (polishing), as I do prefer matte finish.
Question: What's the best way to soften (or break-in) leather on a leather jacket? Thank you!
Mink oil? It depends what type of leather is your jacket.
My brother used to do push ups while wearing his leather jacket to break it in. I think that would work.
Wear it for a few hours or until it gets uncomfortable, then take it off. Repeat until it is comfortable.
Really just wear it
What others say, wearing is the best break in. Sometimes if a new or used item has been sitting a long time it might need an application of some conditioner. If the leathers dry You can use similar product to what you seen here if thats the case.
That was great! My favorite part was the replays of you spilling the Leather Milk! 😄 I really enjoyed this video. 💖Thanks for sharing it in an ASMR style. 😃🥾
This would be sooo relaxing if I hadn't had 4 ads in the middle of the video
I hate ads sooo much.
Wow! No ads while I was watching... I would've hate it
He has to make money lord people.
@@JackLambert180 NO!
Forward to the last few seconds of video , then hit replay then watch with no ads usually works for me 👍
I’m wearing my first pair even today! 18 years, not everyday.
Inside label: Made in U.S.Á.!
One time a pair of new soles.
Perfect shoes for a great live!
My Red Wing moc toes are my dog walking boots and they get caked in mud and grime from forests and moorland much like this pair. This video is the perfect tutorial of how to maintenance them every once in a while. It is actually a pretty relaxing thing to do (much like watching the video) and the results are great. Thanks!
There are 2 types of people, those who clean their boots and those who don't.
If you do :
- Bick4 darkens leather the least
- Venetian Shoe Cream is a great conditioner and leaves a nice sheen
They work just as well dirty :|
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My sincere compliments on your video. In my lifetime I have worked for several different boot manufacturers (I am currently a sales rep for Thorogood in the Western US) and over that time I have preached boot “maintenance” like this for years. If people would take a few minutes every couple of months to perform some cleanup of their boots (as in your video) they would save a fortune by not having to replace their boots so often. By the way, assuming we did our job at the factory correctly one doesn’t need to worry about sole separation on these boots. The way the soles are removed when worn out and replaced is to be ground/cut off. Essentially, unless we make a mistake at our factory (we are all human so it can happen) the soles “ain’t coming off.” Again, a very well done presentation! I will certainly be sharing with my accounts and when appropriate their customers.
Wow!what a fantastic job! Watching the transformation here is just breathtaking!
Its like seeing rock turning into diamond XD
Hi! Thank you for the video! Its very helpful for me at this moment! Sorry to ask, what kind of paper are you using there?
@@sergiousera4905 toilet paper 500
Вот это качество обуви! Это сколько ботинками лет? И ещё послужат. Мастер красавчик!
Те же мысли...
Обувь, которая продаётся у нас, разваливается раньше, чем соберёшься её почистить 😀
Секонд хенд, по всему миру дотаскивают люди.
И ведь каждый раз мастер открывает новый крем, берет очень качественные натуральные щетки. Я после этих роликов тоже начинаю сыну и мужу .Прям как новые !
Ношу на службе берцы белорусские ,4 года,грязь вода,как новые! Ухаживать нужно!!!
@@СергейПташкин-ы6ы подробнее пожалуйста ☺️
Man, you ruined a perfectly good dirty boots! For all of you who watch, just return to the beginning of the video for that perfectly good dirty boots!😁
Rose Anvil you did a great job of cleaning those boots! I wouldn't have the patience to do that.
Man those boots look so great when they are worn in and you just made them look so awesome with that clean up 🧼
Judging by the soles of those boots they were worn for 400hrs by a foreman...
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Agree. No way have those boots worked 400 hours
@@oliveringram3056 that’s why he said foreman😂
Ботинки шикарные ! Плюс средства для ухода и мастер👍👍👍!!!
A series like how to condition and clean your leather and leather products will be awesome!
Thanks for the video. First time owning these boots. The light leather and white soles don’t take them long to look terrible. I clean mine every 2 weeks and oil them but nothing like the results you got. Gonna have to get some saddle soap.
I searched for this. Got a real messed up pair of Redwing boots and a slightly abused pair of Dan Post boots. Your process will definitely put them back into play!
Preston Soto from the elegant Oxford is a really good resource for this. The boots came out amazing!!
Ya i love his channel and he seems like the nicest dude in the world
This is great!! As ever, really love all your videos and I love that you’re always trying new stuff out, looking forward to the rest of moctober! 👍
Excellent video. I've been taking care of boots for over 45 years and I learned a couple of tricks.
They have been brought back to life.
You tought me how to clean my Moc toe soles amongst many other things. Thank you for that. Great channel, and excellent work.
Now this is the kind of video I've been waiting for! I've worked my Iron Rangers to the max. Time for a deep clean.
Just make sure you test the conditioner on a small area first! A lot of people have darkened their boots more than they wanted on accident. Send me some pics on Instagram of the before and after!
@@RoseAnvil definitely!
I have the iron rangers and used the redwing all natural boot oil and it certainly darkens the leather a lot. If you want to maintain the look of your boot the best I’ve found to use is Bic 4 by the bickmore company. They are super popular in western boot stores but they work a dream on leather and keep the color as well. It also works good on most luxury leathers as well. I use it on my dress boots which are a checkered pattern of dyed leathers and it has worked miracles and keeps the original color.
@@stonewintjen505 this kind of information is why I love the leather community! Thanks for the heads up!
Мастер своего дела! Ботинки как новые!Сделано с любовью!
I would put the shoe tree for the finish 🔥
I loved it, this was super relaxing, please do more videos like this 😍🙏🏻
Good video. Me - Dunk whole boot in a bucket (removes salt/some stink), scrub outer with light brush & toothbrush on stitching, remove from water, let dry, treat with Obenauf’s LP or Oil, done.
Круть! Где бы еще взять такие реанимирующие крема и очистители, можно было бы не плохо сэкономить на новой обуви...хотя качество нашей обуви не гарантирует подобного результата)))
Он название показывал. Попробуйте в интернете найти, или подобие но другой фирмы. Я сейчас пойду искать🙃
@@BS-nf2hj вполне заменит обычное мыло,, чтобы отмыть потом касторовым маслом чтобы умегчмть кожу, и Финишь восковым средством по уходу за обувью
@@Riga_Style тоже вариант, либо ухаживать изночально.
Why am I translating and reading with a Russian accent?😳
Impressive!!! 👍
# hours to clean two boots. What a project !
If you watch closely, they just muddied the boots and clean it...if it’s worn out in a shop like mine you would have all scuff marks and tears...these has nothing
The only impression is that so many people have no idea what actual boots that have been worked in look like lol!
I always cleaned my daddy's & my farther in laws shoes. I really spit shined them til bought a new cleaner and polish.
The most satisfying part was the sole satisfying. Never knew there was a way to get them clean
My dad always bought Redwing boots for work.. I got his pair and they were still great fitting..
I want to do the same to my wife’s UGG Boots. She paid so much money . I don’t want to discard them. Can I follow the same procedure to clean those?
Глаза боятся, а руки делают!
Талантливые руки!
Чистить подошву ложкой, это прекрасно)))
Зато стала, как новенькая)
Just finished cleaning my thorogoods following each of these steps and they look brand new 👍
Hi! I have a quick question please. I noticed you used saddle soap for rubber soles here, is saddle soap the best cleaner for this job despite being a leather cleaner? Thank you! Great video by the way, I hope to see some more of these from you guys. 👍🏻