5 Ways to Darken Leather Boots
Fading of leather boots is one of the first signs that your boots need immediate treatment and maintenance. Before it’s too late, you need to start maintaining the color of your boots with the right products.
Thinking about the products and methods?
We are just here to do the same that is…
To help you select the best products to darken your leather boots and the right methods to apply them.
So let’s get started without any delay.
1.) Synthetic Boot Blends
Synthetic blends are mixtures of animal oils, vegetable oils, petroleum products, waxes, tree pitch or resins. They are the most ideal for darkening the boots and also have conditioning, waterproofing and shining properties. Products such as Obenauf’s and Hubbard’s are widely common for applying in leather boots. Though you might feel a pinch in the pockets in buying these products, yet they are best for the purpose without causing side effects to your boots.
Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP Leather ConditionerMaterials required:
Obenauf’s LP boot oil/Hubbard’s shoe grease
Lint free cloth
Method:
First wrap the cloth in your fingers and take out a pea-sized amount of the product using your fingers
Brush your finger along the entire surface of the boot
If you run short in covering the entire boot with the pea-sized amount, you might take another same portion of the product
Massage the product into the leather and let sit for 10 minutes
Pros:
Provides nutrition and conditioning to the leather
Provides waterproofing effect to the boots
No foul smell
No thriving of bacteria
Softens the leather
Provides commendable sheen to the leather
Cons:
Expensive
2.) Vegetable Oils:
Vegetable oils such as olive oils, canola oils etc can be used to darken your boots if you have no other artificial in hand. Though vegetable oils are not great for conditioning your leather boots as we have mention in our previous articles, yet when it comes to just darkening the color of the boots, the trick works pretty well. Just you need to be cautious about the amount of oil you are using and the right method to use it, which is right below:
Vegetable Oils to Darken Boots
Materials required:
A lint free cloth
Vegetable oil
Method:
Pour just a few drops (2/3) of the oil into the piece of cloth
Now brush the cloth along certain portion of the leather (till the oil stays in the cloth) in circular motions
If the entire boot is not covered yet, repeat step 1 & 2 again for the rest of the portions
Make sure to apply only that much amount of the oil that only darkens the upper layer of the leather and does not seep in the pores
Let the oil to darken the color of your boots by allowing it to sit for 24 hours
Next day, rub the boots with a clean lint free cloth to bring on the desired shine and to remove any excess oil
Pros:
Easy to find the product
Cheap
No hard work
Provides a natural shine to the leather
Cons:
Cannot darken the leather as much s artificial products
If oil remains in the boots, then it might cause foul smell in the boots
Excess oil can stain the leather in some parts
Bacteria might thrive if the oil wets the boots too much
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