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Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?

 
Deplorable Azila_Again
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Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
My work boots, steel toed are really getting rough. I love them though, broken in, above the ankle style.

I saw one thing that said Vaseline, that just seems weird to me. I'll use it, unless someone has a better idea.

Thanks everyone.
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
My work boots, steel toed are really getting rough. I love them though, broken in, above the ankle style.

I saw one thing that said Vaseline, that just seems weird to me. I'll use it, unless someone has a better idea.

Thanks everyone.
 Quoting: Deplorable Azila_Again


Candle wax rub on shoe then heat with hair dryer.
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Check out this idea. Says it's only about $3 to get er done

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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Olive oil ?
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Go buy a Wax ring for the Toilet bowl and apply liberally on your boots. Works like a charm
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Spray the outside of them with WD-40.

Leave atleast 12 hours for them to air out before wearing indoors.
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Check out this idea. Says it's only about $3 to get er done

[link to www.outdoorlife.com (secure)]
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like special secret power
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Easy way...
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Flex Seal
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how can you get more natural than silica

its a mineral, 5 bucks at walmart
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Dubbing
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
regular oil;
petroleum, like someone said;

try good old shoe polish;
it's both oily AND waxy,

and that SOUNDS like it oughta work

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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Spray the outside of them with WD-40.

Leave atleast 12 hours for them to air out before wearing indoors.
 Quoting: Mental Case


Good god that sounds flammable.

Why don't you just buy some leather waterproofing spray? Gee, not really that expensive.
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Because it's a thread to educate....


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walmart now sells the mineral Silica in spray or creme
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Nice little rag and some coconut oil.

Or try this cool stuff. You can spray anything!

Cool product.

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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Dang guys! Great ideas .

Thank you all for the input. I love my boots, all broke in. I don't want to go through that break in stuff again anytime soon.

I wanna save these babies.
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Ask an old soldier
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You beat me to it....could not remember the name of that crap. LOL
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Flex Seal
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You beat me to it....could not remember the name of that crap. LOL
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And I have some here!!!
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Be careful what you coat your boots with. It can crack the leather in a couple of weeks and even cause something called trench foot.

Find an old soldier, let them show you. If I knew you I would show you how. Neet oil, saddle soap, etc. use wax to fill in cracks and good old fashioned Kiwi
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Good god that sounds flammable.

Why don't you just buy some leather waterproofing spray? Gee, not really that expensive.

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I didn't say spray them with WD-40 right next to an open flame.

My mom used to spray our jeans with WD-40 just before we'd go sledding.
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
My work boots, steel toed are really getting rough. I love them though, broken in, above the ankle style.

I saw one thing that said Vaseline, that just seems weird to me. I'll use it, unless someone has a better idea.

Thanks everyone.
 Quoting: Deplorable Azila_Again


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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Be careful what you coat your boots with. It can crack the leather in a couple of weeks and even cause something called trench foot.

Find an old soldier, let them show you. If I knew you I would show you how. Neet oil, saddle soap, etc. use wax to fill in cracks and good old fashioned Kiwi
 Quoting: dschis1000


I don't know any old soldiers that can show me. But, a lot of good suggestions here!

Thanks for the help tho.
The real question is, do you even doodle Bro?
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Coat them in Vaseline -- seriously, works and is cheap
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Mink oil.
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Flex seal worked!!!!!!
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Yike...

No mink oil or vaseline....they break down the leather fiber.....

Use a beeswax based treatment....sno seal works great...

Scrub boots to clean and remove surface contaminants, heat boot with hair dryer, slather on sno seal and work it in....pay special attention to seams....use as much as the leather will absorb....finish with a brushing.....
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Re: Any home remedy to waterproof work boots?
Mink oil
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Mink oil.
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