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should i buy a leather protection spray for my shoes

iroh

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should i buy a leather protection spray for my shoes

they are leather but i don't plan to walk in the rain with them anyways?

so should i still spray them?

and is there any difference between different brands of sprays or are they all the same?
 

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Just wax polish your shoes.

If you're talking about a water repellant, that's a nice way to f' up the leather of perfectly good shoes.

Don't apply spray, unless we're talking about Kenneth Coles shoes.
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iroh

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why not use the spray then? why does it f up the shoes?
 

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leather protector is good for shoes you are just gonna use up and spray over and over for 3 years and then toss them in the trash.

if the shoes are of good leather, you want to nourish it, not put an impervious shellac sealant on it
 

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I use a nubuck spray for my sueded shoes. Not quite sure if it works though. . .
 

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