treating leather soles with protectant?

[eightdouble]

i have googled this a little bit and not found much of an answer.

so anyway, i have a few pairs of nice-ish shoes. the pair i wear to work is a plain toe shell cordovan blucher that i just had resoled. i got caught in the rain the other day walking from the train and i started to wonder about the possibility of treating the leather sole with a product such as obenauf's heavy duty leather protector to minimize the water absorption. is this something that should be done? is it really just overkill and a waste of time? are there any inherent problems with doing this?

i wouldn't do more than a light coating, but i wanted to check in here to see if this was a no go first. thanks.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

It's not necassary at all. If you get them wet just give them your normal day or two to dry out naturally. Setting them on their side is a good idea to help them dry.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH

It's not necassary at all. If you get them wet just give them your normal day or two to dry out naturally. Setting them on their side is a good idea to help them dry.
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