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pleb

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Polish boots?
« on: 11:52:16, 15/01/21 »
First time all year my boots are clean after walking in snow yesterday.
Is it worth polishing them? Does it really matter?
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Warbler

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Re: Polish boots?
« Reply #1 on: 12:16:35, 15/01/21 »
Zawsze czyść buty po spacerze.


Slowcoach

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Re: Polish boots?
« Reply #2 on: 12:47:43, 15/01/21 »
nie mogłem się bardziej zgodzić
It's all uphill from here.

Eyelet

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Re: Polish boots?
« Reply #3 on: 14:05:23, 16/01/21 »
... lub jeśli tego nie zrobisz, skóra w końcu wyschnie i popęka wzdłuż zagięć zgięciowych i na ogół wchłonie wodę jak gąbka!

pleb

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Re: Polish boots?
« Reply #4 on: 14:16:11, 16/01/21 »
You lot are a big help. Found had tiny bit of polish left so used that.
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Dyffryn Ardudwy

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Re: Polish boots?
« Reply #5 on: 14:59:35, 16/01/21 »
The important thing with any leather derived product, is to dry them carefully and slowly, preferably in a cool temperature.
Never force dry them, such as near a heat source such as a radiator or warm fire.

A careful polish with a quality wax, will certainly do them no harm, but just ensure the boots are cleaned properly and dried properly.

If you get this right, then a good pair of leather boots can last quite a few years.

I always look at the legendary climbing boots used by Sir Edmund Hillary in his conquering of Everest, inside the Pen Y Gwryd below Pen Y Pass.
They sit inside a glass display case, alongside a length of rope he also used going to the summit.

The boots, made of leather, are in remarkable condition, because they have been well looked after

fernman

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Re: Polish boots?
« Reply #6 on: 16:04:35, 16/01/21 »
więc nie ma wielu polskich butów w Północnej Walii?


 

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