**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**

[Gdot]



So, did I understand this right -- you put fat/oil on the outsole to nourish it? If so, how often?

Since you live in Germany:

http://www.burgol.de/products/ledersohlenoel

 

[b1os]



Since you live in Germany:
http://www.burgol.de/products/ledersohlenoel

Thanks. I think my C&J can use that, the sole doesn't look happy. Any rough guidelines for application -- clean the sole with a damp cloth, rub in the oil, let rest overnight? In what inteverals -- whenever the sole is scuffed?

 

[perfectson]

Don't use them. They waste a lot of polish and apply too much. Just use an old t shirt and your finger.

thanks that's the exact problem I'm having. Will save the daubers for wax polishes only.

 

[cbfn]

I think he meant included the wax polish. The only thing I use the daubers for is getting some wax between the welt and uppers, the rest of the time I apply it with a cotton t-shirt wrapped around my fingers.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

The only thing I ever use a dauber for is after it rains and the shoes dry sometimes there is dirt and grit in the welt. I brush it out. Other than that daubers are ****.

 

[acousticfoodie]

Does one need to polish and condition shoes that have been in storage for several months even if you had polished them right before storage?

 

[mymil]

^ It can't hurt to condition them to avoid any cracking or extra creasing that might occur if the leather has dried out in that time, although they're probably fine. Since polishing is mostly aesthetic, that's a personal judgment on how they look.

 

[justinkapur]



Does one need to polish and condition shoes that have been in storage for several months even if you had polished them right before storage?

yes in my book. the leather is probably dry from being stored so it doesnt hurt to give them some extra conditioning before wearing for the first time in a while

 

[acousticfoodie]



^ It can't hurt to condition them to avoid any cracking or extra creasing that might occur if the leather has dried out in that time, although they're probably fine. Since polishing is mostly aesthetic, that's a personal judgment on how they look.

yes in my book. the leather is probably dry from being stored so it doesnt hurt to give them some extra conditioning before wearing for the first time in a while

Thanks for the responses guys. Can I just polish them with a hybrid creme/wax like AE shoe polish and consider that "conditioning?" Or Do I need to use actual conditioner (just trying to save myself time)?

 

[Gdot]



Thanks. I think my C&J can use that, the sole doesn't look happy. Any rough guidelines for application -- clean the sole with a damp cloth, rub in the oil, let rest overnight? In what inteverals -- whenever the sole is scuffed?

I have no experience in this regard but what you propose sounds about right to me. As to frequency 4 times a year or after they've been worn in the rain seems about right to me.

 

[SHS]



Thanks. I think my C&J can use that, the sole doesn't look happy. Any rough guidelines for application -- clean the sole with a damp cloth, rub in the oil, let rest overnight? In what inteverals -- whenever the sole is scuffed?

I have seen some guidelines here:

http://grunwald-true-style.com/Shoe-Care/Oil-for-Leather-Soles.html

 

[justsayno]

Is there a similar burgol product that can be cheaper sourced in good ol USA

 

[patrickBOOTH]



Thanks for the responses guys. Can I just polish them with a hybrid creme/wax like AE shoe polish and consider that "conditioning?" Or Do I need to use actual conditioner (just trying to save myself time)?

I would use an actual conditioner, then polish.

 

[paskaldjay]

I found that using a leather lotion (I use collonil 1909) as the solvent in polishing (Wax) gives a much better result than just using water. The lotion smooth out the surface of the leather & as the result give a much better contact when I move around it to buff in small circle.

 

[fritzl]



Is there a similar burgol product that can be cheaper sourced in good ol USA

you can use gun oil, if that helps. dunno about the price ratio, though.