Exotic
Boot Care: Use Delicate Cream to condition, and a matching color cream
polish to renew color. When a matching cream color is
not available, use a neutral. Also, use neutral over
any embroidery, or special effects that you want to
keep the colors. White, or clear looking, (not dark) Mink
Oil the leathers right before you go into a lot slush. If they get really covered in muck, you can
just squirt them off with a water hose before you tote
"all that" into your house. If wet,
allow them to dry at room temperature, then just add
another coat of conditioner. When you take them off,
get in a habit of wiping any dust or dirt off the boot
right before you put them away. This keeps pollen,
dust or dirt from making little cuts within the
crevices.
Your boots will last a long time if you take a little
time to care for them!
If you get
them caked with mud, and there is still some in the
small crevices, gently rub with a wet cloth. If you
see a white line develop on the sides of the boot, use
a de-salter to take out those salt stains. Ostrich is
more porous than most boot leathers. This makes it
really sweat dissipating. It also allows grease, oils
and red wines to stain. If this happens, try to coat
the whole boot with the same staining material to even
the color. A light color ostrich will never let that
stain go away. Just resolve to enjoy the comfort of a
darker color! I actually had a pair of cognac that
someone spilled neatsfoot compound onto. By the time I
finished, it looked really retro, and really good.
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