Sagara Shoes from Indonesia

So for my next mid-summer conditioning and storing of boots i have the Sagara Hand-Welted from Indonesia.

These have been treated multiple times using Saphir's Renovateur, Médaille d'Or Pommadier Cream and Médaille d'Or Pommadier Wax. So this time i decided to give it a good cleaning using the Chamberlain's leather milk cleaner. I used multiple applications of it and got as much of the polish and wax off as i could using a good cotton shammy. Took me almost 30 mins per boot, but i finally got everything off to an acceptable level. Enough to expose the pores of the leather. Enough that i was satisfied that the conditioner would penetrate the leather well.

As i said earlier, I had only used Saphir products on these boots earlier, so i decided to mix it up a little again. After allowing them to dry for about 30 mins (i live in a area with temperature of 40 degree C / 105 F with 15-20% humidity) so it does not take long for things to dry. I used a layer of Venetian Shoe Balm as conditioner. Allowed it to rest for about and 45 mins and then gave it a good brushing using a large horse hair brush. Next i decided to use the Saphir Médaille d'Or Pommadier Cream No 8 Burgundy to add some pigment that had been taken off because of the through cleaning. I only decided to do one coat as these will go straight to storage for the winter. After letting them rest for 30 mins, i gave them a good brushing and the results are as follow:

Wish I'd seen this before. Wife and I spent 6 weeks in Indonesia during early 2020 but were unaware of these Indonesian brands. But we bought plenty of plant-based indigo cotton that I plan to turn into shirts.

The Sagara Capitals in Horween CXL Horsebutt Strips