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Feb 4, 2011 | 10:04 PM

3itodd

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Riding boots

Hello Just curious who cleans there riding boots. I got a old pair of harley boot love em! There getting wore down.. I usally wipe em off with some leather cleaner are glass cleaner and put some doc baileys on them.. What do you do??. Im kinda of a neet freak buy the way!

Feb 4, 2011 | 10:22 PM

hondo1

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Take 'em to the shoe shine guy once a year. He works them over really good; in fact so good I double his $5 fee and tell him I'll see him again next year.

Big Red

Feb 4, 2011 | 11:46 PM

smithbrl

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I'm not such a neat freak. I knock the mud and crud off every 6 months whether they need it or not.

They look kind of crappy.

I put some of that liquid shoe polish on them once, a long time ago.

Feb 5, 2011 | 02:26 AM

txfxstrider

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I hose mine off with just plain water. Apply a leather treatment every now and then, usually Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP leather preservative.

Feb 5, 2011 | 04:06 AM

Jrsess

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I still spit shine mine. Like my Dad taught me.

Feb 5, 2011 | 05:44 AM

CSMHOG

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Keep the crud knocked off and give a coating of mink oil every few months. I want my leather to last because I can't find these boots any more. I need to get them resoled soon.

Feb 5, 2011 | 06:19 AM

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Feb 5, 2011 | 06:36 AM

ybnorml

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Chippewa steel toe loggers boots....
I have tried many others over the past 35 years, and these fit my
foot the best. Comfortable and sturdy, can be worn all day riding
or all day walking....
Made in the USA, and less than $ 200.....Have had this pair for 8 years
and over 100k miles !!!
A couple times a year I'll give them a coat of Doc Baileys.....

Feb 5, 2011 | 08:49 AM

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knewt5

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Ya gotta clean and protect your leather. the flexibility of leather spreads the stress produced by wearing boots across not only the leather but the stitching and the soles. If the leather dries out that stress is not distributed and you threaten the integrity of the boot.

Saddle soap them up occasionally and condition them. The once a year to the shoe shine guy is a great idea