wildrose Report post Posted March 7, 2009 Had a return customer asking me for help on two projects. The first is this: he's got a grey pair of cowboy boots he loves, and the toes are showing signs of wear/scuffing. I promised him I'd take photos for the site, as re-dyeing leather isn't something I've done. After seeing the boots today, though, I told him to find some matching shoe polish. Was that the best advice, or does someone know something else he or I could try? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Report post Posted March 7, 2009 Some shoe repair shops have dye in spray cans for sale. We send our sole and heel work to Resole America, and they have redyed 2 pair of saddle shoes for us. They looked like new. How they kept the darker color out of the punchings and got the lighter color in is way beyond me. I didn't even ask. But a well stocked shoe repair shop should be able to handle it. Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete Report post Posted March 8, 2009 personally- I wouldn't even START to wear them until they looked like that!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildrose Report post Posted March 8, 2009 I happen to be with Pete. Shiny and new is not really what you want in cowboy boots IMHO... The way the guy talked on the phone, I was expecting disaster - not these little scuffs on the tops of the toes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickybobby Report post Posted March 9, 2009 Had a return customer asking me for help on two projects. The first is this: he's got a grey pair of cowboy boots he loves, and the toes are showing signs of wear/scuffing. I promised him I'd take photos for the site, as re-dyeing leather isn't something I've done. After seeing the boots today, though, I told him to find some matching shoe polish. Was that the best advice, or does someone know something else he or I could try? Wildrose, My business partner and I do cowboy boot resole and heels for a couple of local business' to keep the cash flow going. I would take the boots to a shoe shop that carries Meltonian brand paste polish that matches that color. The sole edges and welts can be "cleaned up" with welt ink. The shoe shop may do these for you for 5 or 6 bucks (tops and sides). You will have that much in materials so you may try asking. Let me know if you need any help, we have ranches that the hands gather all the boots they want done and mail them to us, we could do that if you need. Take care, Rick J. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted March 12, 2009 Had a return customer asking me for help on two projects. The first is this: he's got a grey pair of cowboy boots he loves, and the toes are showing signs of wear/scuffing. I promised him I'd take photos for the site, as re-dyeing leather isn't something I've done. After seeing the boots today, though, I told him to find some matching shoe polish. Was that the best advice, or does someone know something else he or I could try? I had a pair of boots I was near to crying about, . . . I had mistakenly used the wrong polish on them, . . . and they had turned a super dark brown, . . . from a nice saddle tan. Finally one day, . . . I decided to either get em fixed, . . . or pitch em, . . . couldn't stand looking at them any more. I took paper towels and Tandy's dye solvent, . . . and scrubbed and rubbed all the old polish off. In the process, . . . it cleaned em up real good, . . . but they were seriously dry looking and kinda scruffy. As a final touch, . . . I brushed them with a 50/50 mixture of Resolene and water, . . . and I have practically a new pair of boots. They actually look like something worth wearing for the first time in several months. Hope this helps, . . . may God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
