Letric
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Nice before and after on these:
Welts and soles were caked in mud. Color loss and cracking on uppers. Very dried out leather. Pretty neglected and a good example of "ridden hard and put away wet".
A little running water, brushing and oxyclean took care of the mud. There was so much mud on the soles I couldn't even tell they had been re half soled. The Leather let out a big sigh of relief after slathering in Bick 4 twice and 1 coat inside. Toes surprisingly weren't all carved up and look great after a coat of Saphir Black and 1 coat of Clear paste. Sole edges where the half soles were applied were a bit rough so I lightly sanded, re-dyed and then beeswaxed and buffed...I think they've made a good recovery.
Welts and soles were caked in mud. Color loss and cracking on uppers. Very dried out leather. Pretty neglected and a good example of "ridden hard and put away wet".
A little running water, brushing and oxyclean took care of the mud. There was so much mud on the soles I couldn't even tell they had been re half soled. The Leather let out a big sigh of relief after slathering in Bick 4 twice and 1 coat inside. Toes surprisingly weren't all carved up and look great after a coat of Saphir Black and 1 coat of Clear paste. Sole edges where the half soles were applied were a bit rough so I lightly sanded, re-dyed and then beeswaxed and buffed...I think they've made a good recovery.