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This thread is just another example of silicone ruining something that was perfectly fine to begin with.
Keep wearing them, the silicone will wear off soon enough.
why does it look like that? very simple. the silicone stuff you sprayed on there is primarily used for suede leather. the leather on your Redwings was oil-tanned (chrome tanned + oil treatment/finish) and the primary way of water proofing oil-tanned leather is with an oil based product.
^I think you maywant to read that again. That says to use silicone based products on dry tanned, not oil tanned.
Pretty sure it's oil (I have the 1907s, same leather, I use oil based products and they work fine).
which red wing is dry-tanned ?
Red Wing 9111, 48hrs after using "Silicone Waterproofing" became like this :
OK, They're boots. If your'e hiking or working, who cares, and if not, why are you wearing boots?