Please help me save my C&J boots...

[IsteRed]

Hello,so this are my first pair of C&J and it's completely new,i ore it only 4-5 times but yesterday i did something stupid,i was out in the city when my friend called me and told he bought a new car and wanted to show me it,he came and it was an off-road car and he wanted to test it off roads so we went out of the city to test it in the snow...Long story short we got stuck in the snow and the way out was to dig the snow under the car and drive out,so i was digging snow with my bare hands in an undershirt (i took off my jacket in order not to spoil it) in minus degrees celsius,and i've got some snow on my boots which turned to water and here is the consequence of that...please tell me what can i do to clean it,it looks that the snow was mixed with the burned rubber from the tires so it went in the leather,here are some photos.

 

[Superfluous]

 

[Bjorn2]

Try saphir renovator or saddle soap, follow up with a shoe polish in the right color.

There are stronger cleaners you might try, but I would just let them be a little mottled, it will even out in time.

 

[SuitedDx]

Sucks. What model boots are those? Do you have a picture of the style/color of how it looked before? Reno will clean it, cream polish may add some of the color (after numerous coats), but it may need actual leather dye. It's hard for me to tell without comparison.

 

[md2010]



Try saphir renovator or saddle soap, follow up with a shoe polish in the right color.
There are stronger cleaners you might try, but I would just let them be a little mottled, it will even out in time.

I would do the same. It dons't look that bad. I think just polish could even do the trick. If un sure take them to your cobbler .

 

[IsteRed]

I don't know the model name but it was lighter than on the photos,it was some mustardy color,the dark parts are actually stains here is a photo of before but it's not seen good,i want to restore it to previous color, i.e. make lighter

 

[Nerik]

1/Just clear water
2/Saphir - Shoe Polish Lotion
3/saphir - polish/cream

 

[IsteRed]

I've tried saddle soap,saphir and just clear water,nothing is helping,the dark parts just won't get lighter,are there any other options?cobbler is not an option because we don't have good cobblers in here,they will mess them up

 

[IsteRed]

I've tried saddle soap,saphir and just clear water,nothing is helping,the dark parts just won't get lighter,are there any other options?cobbler is not an option because we don't have good cobblers in here,they will mess them up

 

[NAMOR]



I've tried saddle soap,saphir and just clear water,nothing is helping,the dark parts just won't get lighter,are there any other options?cobbler is not an option because we don't have good cobblers in here,they will mess them up

where are you now?

 

[IsteRed]



where are you now?

Right now in Armenia.

 

[MyOtherLife]

Acetone on a terrycloth. Wear rubber gloves. Work outdoors. Pass the cloth swiftly over the concerned areas. It should remove the discoloration instantaneously. Don't overwork the areas. Let dry 15min. Apply leather conditioner sparingly with fingers, working the conditioner into the leather to re-moisturize it. Let dry 1 hr. Polish how you like or simply brush, then buff with a flannel cloth. You should be back to as good as new. No guarantees, but that is what I would do.

 

[Anden]

Well. If nothing works you have great patina on these and your friend should buy you a new pair.

 

[Northampton Novice]



Acetone on a terrycloth. Wear rubber gloves. Work outdoors. Pass the cloth swiftly over the concerned areas. It should remove the discoloration instantaneously. Don't overwork the areas. Let dry 15min. Apply leather conditioner sparingly with fingers, working the conditioner into the leather to re-moisturize it. Let dry 1 hr. Polish how you like or simply brush, then buff with a flannel cloth. You should be back to as good as new. No guarantees, but that is what I would do.

+1

 

[ap10046]

Send them to Ron!