motopat Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 hi, I just got a second hand pair of boot. They're in great condition and already appear to be 'nic-waxed' (?) quite heavily. This is great, but I'm after some advice - should I just clean up the boot (get the mud off) and apply more waterproofing, or is there a way of getting the existing stuff off and starting from scratch? Advice welcomed, and what is a good waterproofer available easily in the UK? thanks muchly pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-shock 250 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Pressure wash them after each ride, then use spray-on furniture polish with beeswax Used this on my alpinestars for years and they are still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kehin Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Easy way to hold them whilst pressure washing is to aquire a traffic cone & put boot on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordson major Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 (edited) I use Carrs leather oil on my diadora 2stone's from feetup trialsport which seems to keep them from cracking, but it darkens them. Other peoples boots seem quite bright (same colour as new) so I don't know whether they're lazy buggers who don't oil their boots or whether they use something else Edited January 20, 2006 by Beta120690 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I power wash them, then a light coating of vaseline, dead cheap and keeps them going for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motopat Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 cheers guys. In the end I just brushed the old mud off with a bit of water, then with a cloth and re-applied some waterproof leather treatment I go cheaply from Millets. I did however do some dusting yesterday and what do ya know - it was the spray with beeswax. I didn't try it on my boots as I'd already done them with the 'propper stuff', but I did spray onto a table and left it a while and did notice quite an impressive residue. I think it probably does work, so when I get lazy or the tub of 'propper stuff' runs out I may switch to that. (I just didn't believe you t-shock 250. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned1 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 the best thing to do is to get a stiff brush and scrub them down, then dry them. now take a shallow boil and half fill it with boiling water, now take your tin of nikwax and put it in, wait for it to melt and put it on with a dry, clean cloth. make sure you put alot on the stitching because this is where most of the water will get into your boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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