Shoes that look better with age...

[Chicken]

hey there,

i love youre shoes, i got them in black and wear them for about a year now. it took quite some time to break them in (almost painful), but now they are just great. unfortunately i screwed up the sole while using them as a break for my broken mopped. it's still ok, though. might send some pics later.

you know this thread is useless without pics, so you have to post them?

[moykky]

hey there,

i love youre shoes, i got them in black and wear them for about a year now. it took quite some time to break them in (almost painful), but now they are just great. unfortunately i screwed up the sole while using them as a break for my broken mopped. it's still ok, though. might send some pics later.

Mopeds are so cooool!

[atomic kitten]

here are a couple of pictures from my red wings. i got them almost a year ago. if i compare them to older shoes here on this thrad i'm quite amazed how fast i rock them down. i really do like them. what do you think, any other people who got the same shoes?

[atomic kitten]

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[HEWSINATOR]

Care question here.

I have my 1911s, wear them often. Including Edmonton winters but worst of all for the boots, the spring, where they get quite wet trudging through melting snow. As such, I have gotten some water marks/ridges around where the upper meets the sole.

Is there anything I can do about this, and what can I do to prevent further damage other than getting right in there with the mink oil?

Thanks for the help.

[mizanation]

hey hews. gregnyc uses some stuff that is supposed to be awesome. try a search under his posts for waterproofing or something like that.

[fattybfat]

HEWS:

i use saddle soap to try to get the water or salt stain out...it works after you done if for 4 or 5 times....but dont rub it too hard otherwise it will discolorize it...

[gno]

here:?

which redwing is that? ive been trying to find a black version of 1911 style

[datasupa]

That's the colour that I'm after.

Is there a reason why you chose the Stow over the Malton and the Danite sole over the Double Leather, or in the case of the Malton, the Cammando sole ?

in addition to what others have said, i chose stow over malton because i wanted this particular color, which wasn't available for the malton

also, i didn't want commando sole (tracks too much mud) or leather (not good for wet conditions and wears out faster), so that pretty much ruled in dainite sole and ruled out malton

[amlai]

so i was wondering about the quality of white's vs. alden.

Now that I have a couple of Indy boot variations (and a couple of other Alden boots on order), I've been looking at the White's semi-dress quite a bit as the next purchase. I don't have any White's boots, so this is just an observation.

Based on the pictures that GregNYC posted, it seems pretty clear to me that Alden and White's are used to making shoes for completely different audiences. The White's pictured seem to have threads hanging out and the leather around the heel hasn't been cleaned up. This is completely fine for a beater/work boot. In contrast, Alden, probably since they're used to making dress shoes, their shoes tend to be very neat and tidy... as close to perfect as they can make them. Of course, there's a time and a place for both. Not that I think that it changes the durability of either boot though.

[atomic kitten]

i'm not quite sure what the exact name is, i leave the question open...

[paadekooper]

Can anyone shed light on what type of boot the gentleman in the pic is wearing? Remind of swiss hiking boots...

Thanks.

[mizanation]

^^^ whatever they are, i hope they have parachutes in them.

[indigo_junkie]

Can anyone shed light on what type of boot the gentleman in the pic is wearing? Remind of swiss hiking boots...

Thanks.

Can't help you with the boots, but it looks like the guy's wearing a pair of SC40500s.

[Indifferent]

Thanks for the clarification.

Malton uses a coarse calf leather where Stow is more like "dress shoe" leather. If you want you can have any sole on either shoe but you have to order from Trickers factory. Off the shelf Stow has leather and dainite sole, Malton has leather and "commando sole".

[moykky]

Can anyone shed light on what type of boot the gentleman in the pic is wearing? Remind of swiss hiking boots...

Thanks.

They are not these but I've had a pair for many years. Can't speak highly enough. Trekking boots.

Edit: Hanwag Grunten

[jpgm]

atomic - those look great.....welcome to sufu!

[edmond]

new 1910's.. hmmm ive been wearing them for 5 days now very comfortable actually... just put mink oil in them been raining for the past couple of days here..

[ang_kangkong]

Care question here.

I have my 1911s, wear them often. Including Edmonton winters but worst of all for the boots, the spring, where they get quite wet trudging through melting snow. As such, I have gotten some water marks/ridges around where the upper meets the sole.

Is there anything I can do about this, and what can I do to prevent further damage other than getting right in there with the mink oil?

Thanks for the help.

I think GregNYC uses Sno-Seal for waterproofing. I found a shoe place in NY that had it, but I can't remember the name. Just look around though, if I could find it, it ain't that hard to find. It'll still darken the boots a tad bit, and you have to warm up the boot for the stuff to penetrate.

There's also a product that you can use to get rid of salt stains from Fiebing, I saw it in a different shoe place, but, since I don't have salt stains, can't recommend it, but there's that option

[gimmegimme]

Can anyone shed light on what type of boot the gentleman in the pic is wearing? Remind of swiss hiking boots...

Thanks.

Look like they could be Lowa.

[fattybfat]

brother just got back from hk and bought this redwing for himself...

pre- shine

post-shine

[edmond]

whoa love it after the shine... what kindda polish did you guys use?

[fattybfat]

edmond...

i used meltonian or red wing shoe cream in neutral

shoe paste is faster to get the shine but dry out fast also

[moykky]

^^^ Kiwi is good.

[edmond]

edmond...

i used meltonian or red wing shoe cream in neutral

shoe paste is faster to get the shine but dry out fast also

thanks man have to head out to get me one of those.. i need mine to shine too and get some conditioner and cleaner.. thanks man .. how are thse with the waffle sole? are they more comfy than the leather soles ? thanks man

[fattybfat]

leather sole are much more comfortable imo as it is lighter weight...

crepe sole are much heavier but it is more durable

btw, conditioner i used lexol and cleaner i just use kiwi saddle soap

i think your 1910 will look bad ass after you shine em

[edmond]

yeah man thanks for the info.. ill definetly follow your advice.. thanks again!

[beatle]

I would assume they are Meindl..

I found a pair of Simple Boots...19 bucks...camel leather...

[beatle]

Check out the sole...

[edmond]

cant see the pics your posting B. weird but i could see the others'