How to restore leather boots
Hey everyone, I just wanted to make a short post. I have recently gotten into thrifting. Emily recently celebrated her 24th birthday and we went to several thrift stores looking for hidden gems. I was able to find Vans that were like brand new and a set of burgundy woven dress shoes that were well maintained and taken care of. These shoes must have been previously owned by a caring and thoughtful owner. As I reflected on this imaginary man that was the previous owner of these shoes, I thought about my own shoes and how I was taking care of them. When we got home, I restored a pair of Vans, that I picked up thrifting using Dawn Powerwash and a hydrogen peroxide baking soda to gently bleach the fabric. It worked great, so I thought about my old Clark desert boots. I got these boots in high school and I haven't done any maintenance on them at all. As you can see below, the leather is brittle and need to be worked on. So I looked into what should be done to restore these boots. The fir...