Leather treatment for boots

Ok, my Daytonas are horribly stained by the last few days of snow and
rain so what's the best thing to clean and re-proof them with?

They're goretex ones so I'm a bit wary of coating them with something
that stops the goretex from breathing properly but I want to clean the
crud off them and at least make them water 'repellent' again.

Go for it...

 

Renapur leather cleaner has always worked well for me.

And then Renapur gunk for reconditioning.

 

I've been using Nikwax aqueous wax on my smx-4 goretex boots and they
get used in the wet in Wales........
It says you should use their cleaning gel but I just scrub the crap off
first and then use the wax while they are still wet.
It makes any suede bits go a bit shiny though...

 

Water & scrubbing brush to get the lumpy bits off then treat with Liquid
Leather http://www.liquidleather.com/car-shop.html#GT13
Even restores the "new leather" smell.

IIRC it is a Lozzo & Paul V approved product

 

Proper Nikwax hasn't been available for years now. The current stuff is
modern and good for the environment and shit.

 

Nah, it's ... bugger, I forget.

 

"Fellowship of the Holy Plastic Pot" - that's Renapur that is.

 

Gets my vote as well for Motorcycle boots. For old fashioned leather
hill walking boots I prefer Nikwax.
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Wash the salt off with clean water, leave the boots to dry out in the
open air and not in the airing cupboard and if you're really fussy then
use Daytona's own leather treatment as directed on the tube - it's not
that pricey and Graham stocks it.

Every spring I use good old fashioned Kiwi shoe polish after washing my
boots down and it works well enough - well enough for them to still be
fully waterproof and breatheable after 8 or 9 years.

 

Good stuff, but I've never used it on my boots. I have used it on
non-waterproof/Goretex clothing though with good results.

 

Last time I cleaned my Daytona boots I used Kiwi polish as you mention
above. The liquid leather under the kitche sink was no longer liquid. The
bottle must've been 10+ years old as I bought it from Claremont in
Gloucester before they moved down the docks.

The LL is really good at restoring leather gloves after a few cycles of
rapid drying on radiators. Not an issue nowadays, since investing in bar
muffs.

 

Here, here.

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What he said.

Good old Kiwi boot polish, in that little tin wiv the twiddler that
separates the two halves.

One brush to put on, one brush to take off, soft cloth for buffing.

Then good old-fashioned dubbin (mine's army surplus) applied with a
cloth with just a small gob of spit here and there. Soft, surprisingly
watertight, looks good, feels nice on yer tootsies.

 

Up to this point, I thought you were talking about polishing your boots.

 

I always had a soft spot for the NPL.

 

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