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TheChefs · Jan 20, 2011

Originally Posted by threepedals

Thanks, I'll definitely give the polish a try. If I had to buy them again I think I would go with the black cherry as I think the worn and darkened caps would blend better than the cigar color.

You could apply dark brown polish all over the boot to darken it

boibleu22 · Jan 20, 2011

Originally Posted by threepedals

New to the forum, but this thread convinced me to pull purchase a pair of Cigar GTs. I've been wearing them every day since November putting a minimum of 3 miles of Boston commuting miles on them every day. Overall I love them, they handle the commute great, but look good in the office as well.

I know they are just fancy work boots, but this color hasn't held up quite as well as I was expecting. The issue is that any scuff becomes very dark due to the snowseal waterproofing. Even with the waterproofing the leather will wick water up from near the sole resulting in wet salty water staining the boot.

Do you guys have any ideas on how to blend the scuffing on the toe of the boot? I wish the contrast between scuffed area and upper section wasn't as dramatic. Maybe a brown polish? I would be ok with the entire boot becoming darker just the even out the patina.

I've also started to get close to wearing out the front of the sole, should I look into getting these resoled already? or do you think they will last a little longer.

Thanks in advance, below are some pics

Geeze! I've had mine for almost as long and they still look brand new!

BIGBERTHA · Jan 20, 2011

Kind of dig these pics I took of my GTs.

threepedals · Jan 20, 2011

Looks great, that color wears really well.

Sometimes I wonder if I squeezed into a smaller size, the front caps would have less wear. Unfortunately my daily walk is through 100 year old brink and cobblestone sidewalks in Boston, and hitting my toes is inevitable in any pair of shoes.

Notverystylish · Feb 10, 2011

This forum has been so helpful I feel the need to give back.

I bought a pair of GTs the other day. Here's how they fit in the Nudie Slim Jims. They are the cigar color.

aaaeeeiiiooouuu · Feb 10, 2011

Love the pics of the beat-up GTs

Truly a boot that looks better w/ age, and w/ some nicks and scratches

arced · Feb 10, 2011

Has anyone used Pecard's Leather Oil on their GT's? I have a pair that's quite beat up and I was thinking about applying it, but I was wondering if anyone else has tried it.

Steve Thomas · Feb 10, 2011

Originally Posted by BIGBERTHA

Kind of dig these pics I took of my GTs.

Holy crap!!! Those are gorgeous!!!!!!! Are those enough exclamation points to get across exactly how much I covet those boots?

mikeeeey · Feb 10, 2011

thought i would post these in this thread also: During my trip:

After the trip (Now its about 1 week since the first wear)

wore this pair when its brand new (not really brand new, wore it for a few hours days before my trip and set off when its hardly broken in. my feet survived) and boy its comfortable..

Biff · Feb 10, 2011

...good looking pair of boots...

aaaeeeiiiooouuu · Feb 10, 2011

Here are my GTs at about 5 months Don't really baby them, as you can tell, but that's the way I like it

oboy_oboy · Feb 11, 2011

Man! Some great pics of GT's in here. I don't have any real close ups, but here's today's fit (x post from SNS thread). Thought I'd throw it in. About of year of use, not super hard (no snow) but plenty of rain and decent hikes.

mikeeeey · Feb 11, 2011

Originally Posted by oboy_oboy

Man! Some great pics of GT's in here. I don't have any real close ups, but here's today's fit (x post from SNS thread). Thought I'd throw it in. About of year of use, not super hard (no snow) but plenty of rain and decent hikes.

nice!

did you put any protection or treatment (obenauf, mink oil and such) on your boots?

oboy_oboy · Feb 11, 2011

^ I did a coat of Obenauf's after about 6 months of use thinking I'd let the leather get a little broken in to better absorb it, but I probably should have done it right away, and more regularly. I don't have as pronounced toe-scuff/color change as boibleu22 but it seems that's the direction it's headed. i think the eary and often approach helps to mitigate this, but heavy use in wet/snowy weather probably leads to that over time.

meso · Feb 11, 2011

Toe scuffs just happen on work boots. With or without Obenauf's. Best to just roll with it.

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