Members EBoston Posted December 14, 2022 Members Report Posted December 14, 2022 I'm in a similar situation as the OP. I'm planning to refinish a pair of leather boots, deglazing and staining w/ Fiebings dye (link to boots FYI, mine are light grey). I'm considering using Resolene to seal them, but I'm wondering about conditioning down the road. I live in New England and between snow and road salt my shoes take a beating. If I use Resolene, do I risk the leather drying out / cracking underneath it with no way to recondition? And this there a risk that the Resolene will wear off unevenly over time? What's the best way to protect these post-dying so that they stay flexible, keep the color sealed in, and achieve some level of water resistance (waterproof not 100% necessary)? Read a few other blogs/posts suggesting deglaze > dye > conditioner > carnauba wax (instead of Resolene) - would this be a good route? THANK YOU! Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted December 15, 2022 CFM Report Posted December 15, 2022 16 hours ago, EBoston said: I'm in a similar situation as the OP. I'm planning to refinish a pair of leather boots, deglazing and staining w/ Fiebings dye (link to boots FYI, mine are light grey). I'm considering using Resolene to seal them, but I'm wondering about conditioning down the road. I live in New England and between snow and road salt my shoes take a beating. If I use Resolene, do I risk the leather drying out / cracking underneath it with no way to recondition? And this there a risk that the Resolene will wear off unevenly over time? What's the best way to protect these post-dying so that they stay flexible, keep the color sealed in, and achieve some level of water resistance (waterproof not 100% necessary)? Read a few other blogs/posts suggesting deglaze > dye > conditioner > carnauba wax (instead of Resolene) - would this be a good route? THANK YOU! use your favorite shoe care products on your shoes. no need to overthink this. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
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