It's wet weather again!

Normally I use dubbin to waterproof my leather boots. But dubbin leaves
a sticky gunky layer and it takes days to be fully absorbed.

Are there any modern, nicer-to-use compounds than dubbin which I can put
on boot leather that will PROPERLY waterproof them?

The boots are for general/leisure use.

Thanks.
Bill




PS - I don't mean anything like a Scotchguard Protector spray because
that seems to provide only a low level of waterproofing.

In article , Bill
wrote:

It's wet weather again!

Normally I use dubbin to waterproof my leather boots. But dubbin leaves
a sticky gunky layer and it takes days to be fully absorbed.

Are there any modern, nicer-to-use compounds than dubbin which I can put
on boot leather that will PROPERLY waterproof them?

Yes. It's based on beeswax & is called Sno-Seal. Get if from an outdoor
shop. If they don't have it go to another shop. My cousin Alice uses it
on her chaps and boots when herding cattle in Wyoming and (her present
job) tracking cougars through the snow in the Rockies in Colorado.

Lazarus Cooke

Sno-Seal is the most effective waterproofing I've ever found - better
and cheaper than Nikwax. The trick is to use a hairdrier to blow hot
air into the boot after applying the Sno-seal. That way there's no mess
left, and it gets properly absorbed.

Bernie

Bill wrote:
It's wet weather again!

Normally I use dubbin to waterproof my leather boots. But dubbin leaves
a sticky gunky layer and it takes days to be fully absorbed.

And IIRC it tends to rot stitching over time as well.

Are there any modern, nicer-to-use compounds than dubbin which I can put
on boot leather that will PROPERLY waterproof them?

Try Nikwax's leather waterproofing wax: easier to use and a much nicer
smell!. Though as with dubbin, you can still get wet feet in a pair of
treated boots unless you use an incredibly thick coat, in which case the
leather won't breathe and you've lost a lot of the point in using
leather. At this point invest in some decent wellies...

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

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from Peter Clinch contains these words:

Though as with dubbin, you can still get wet feet in a pair of
treated boots unless you use an incredibly thick coat, in which case the
leather won't breathe and you've lost a lot of the point in using
leather. At this point invest in some decent wellies...

Sorry, just don't agree. Modern boot technology has moved on a lot
and you don't need to spend a fortune on boots to have completely dry
feet all day long in any weather. My current, Puratex-lined leather
boots are 3 yrs old, get a lot of hard wear and are still completely
rain, puddle and sweatproof. I can walk or work in them all day in
complete comfort...dry feet at the end of it. I dubbin them with Gelert
dubbin (12 hours in a warm spot, then wipe off any visible surplus left)
about once a month, stitching still perfect. In between dubbinings, they
occasionally get a brushing to remove mud and salts. They cost £45 quid
in a builder/hardware merchants. Outdoor sports shops charge two or
three times as much for very inferior boots (they leak, the leather
tears on rock shards, stitching and lace-grips fail, etc).

Wearing wellies all day long will invariably end up with sweat-soggy
socks even in dry weather, and much tireder feet.

Janet.

Following up to Bill :

It's wet weather again!

Normally I use dubbin to waterproof my leather boots. But dubbin leaves
a sticky gunky layer and it takes days to be fully absorbed.

Are there any modern, nicer-to-use compounds than dubbin which I can put
on boot leather that will PROPERLY waterproof them?

The boots are for general/leisure use.


Nikwax or if that's too thick, try Nikoil.

--
Tim C.

Bill wrote:
It's wet weather again!

Normally I use dubbin to waterproof my leather boots. But dubbin
leaves a sticky gunky layer and it takes days to be fully absorbed.

Are there any modern, nicer-to-use compounds than dubbin which I can
put on boot leather that will PROPERLY waterproof them?

LARD!

"Bill" wrote in message
...
It's wet weather again!

Normally I use dubbin to waterproof my leather boots. But dubbin leaves
a sticky gunky layer and it takes days to be fully absorbed.

I've always used dubbin on my leather bike saddles. Both on top
and underneath. After being left on overnight in a dry place the
top polishes up a treat with no problems. The underneath can be
left as it is,

Carr and Day's Dales Dubbin is 45p a tin in Wilkinsons.

Alternatively you can but Brooks Proofide for around £4 a tin.

All the saddles are bought NOS (new old stock) on eBay as well. Natch.



michael adams

....


Thanks.
Bill

michael adams wrote:

I've always used dubbin on my leather bike saddles. Both on top
and underneath.

snip

Alternatively you can but Brooks Proofide for around £4 a tin.

I use Proofide: much more benign to apply than dubbin. However, a
saddle has a rather different job to a boot, and on boots I use Nikwax.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

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contained the following:

Carr and Day's Dales Dubbin is 45p a tin in Wilkinsons.

Good stuff. No smell either.

--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

What about the Spray on stuff from Grangers? Anybody had any luck?

I tried it but seemed to make things worse not better.

Biggles

"Bill" wrote in message
...
It's wet weather again!

Normally I use dubbin to waterproof my leather boots. But dubbin leaves
a sticky gunky layer and it takes days to be fully absorbed.

Are there any modern, nicer-to-use compounds than dubbin which I can put
on boot leather that will PROPERLY waterproof them?

The boots are for general/leisure use.

Thanks.
Bill




PS - I don't mean anything like a Scotchguard Protector spray because
that seems to provide only a low level of waterproofing.

In message , Bill
writes
Are there any modern, nicer-to-use compounds than dubbin which I can put
on boot leather that will PROPERLY waterproof them?

The FIL swears by chicken fat, not tried it myself as I don't relish the
thought of being followed by a posse of cats and dogs.

--
bof at bof dot me dot uk

"bof" wrote in message
...
In message , Bill
writes
The FIL swears by chicken fat, not tried it myself as I don't relish the
thought of being followed by a posse of cats and dogs.

....but of course in some areas that might help in so far as the mossies and
midges will go for the animals and not for you!

In article , "Rob Devereux" wrote:

"bof" wrote in message
...
In message , Bill
writes
The FIL swears by chicken fat, not tried it myself as I don't relish the
thought of being followed by a posse of cats and dogs.

....but of course in some areas that might help in so far as the mossies and
midges will go for the animals and not for you!


May I suggest RENAPUR. I've been using it for years on my motorcycle gear -
pretty good and smells good enough to eat!