Posts by Cold Iron

Last night cut the grass for the first time this year so we have turned the corner to what the good folks up here say is the piss poor sledding time of the year. Another rainy day so calf again today. With linen and tassles. AE made...

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanGent  I've enjoyed the chat! My dad was in the Navy too and he had me shining my shoes before church when I was 10! He was only in the Navy for 4 years during Vietnam, but he has kept...

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamAdam    I've found the same using AE premium polish. I'll work in some Kiwi. A few questions... Do you still use the AE polish for color match first and then throw some clear...

Another rainy day so calf again today. Black calf Leeds with 2 coats of blue wax on top.

Quote:Originally Posted by rydenfan Cold Iron,Thanks for the tip on the Bayfield! I went up .5 to account for the poron insole but I did not realize I could drop it. I will tomorrow I talked to them Friday so I could copy your mini lug...

Friday I changed my MTO Bayfield boots to drop to my normal TTS size and have the leather insole instead of the poron insole. If anyone is having the Bayfield made up be aware that the poron insole changes the fit and makes them...

MWS and KMD well said. No shell today, rainy and cold but at least it isn't snow :-) so wearing the Wilbert's today. They have never seen polish or cream, just AE leather lotion and Bicks 4 which are pretty much identical....

Quote: Originally Posted by New Shoes1  Two year old Walnut Strands.  I don't find myself wearing them very much in the winter anymore, but, since the weather warmed up, I've been wearing them 1-2 times a...

Quote: Originally Posted by wohwoh  Would AE's Premium Shoe Polish be an acceptable substitute for their shoe cream?   I have a Walnut Sanford and Chili Delray coming in, but I do not see their shoe...

Quote: Originally Posted by New Shoes1      I've logged many miles over the past 1.5 years in my Delrays, so they're not going to break in anymore.  The perils of getting older as my foot...