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I know there are many types sold at a pretty penny. But there should be a home brewed mix that is just as good and cheap. Any ideas?
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frequently polished boots ar3 pretty water proof for all but total submersion.
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Hi my name's Sitka Deer
beeswax is your friend
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Mix beeswax, mink oil, and pine rosin. 60/30/10.
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Hi my name's Sitka Deer
beeswax is your friend You could never be this pretty! Even though you are a hairdresser!
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Mix beeswax, mink oil, and pine rosin. 60/30/10. What he said but change the ratio 100/0/0
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Mix beeswax, mink oil, and pine rosin. 60/30/10. What he said but change the ratio 100/0/0 LMAO!
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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Sno-Seal ain't expensive, it's easier to use than beeswax, and a can will last you a year or better even if you're wearing your boots out in rough weather all year. Won't soften boot leather like mink oil or lanolin. It's the only thing I'll use on my outdoor boots.
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Tag Somebody let me know when you come to a consensus.
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This, http://www.obenaufs.com/Or what Doc said. Good boots treated with Obenaudfs, I have worked walking in and out of a creek for three weeks, and went home with dry feet everyday.
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Beaver oil, the pure straight uncut stuff, taken from the beaver's oil sac.
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This, http://www.obenaufs.com/Or what Doc said. Good boots treated with Obenaudfs, I have worked walking in and out of a creek for three weeks, and went home with dry feet everyday. This. I have used it for years and it beats anything else I have tried.
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All the above works BUT it works better if u heat(tiny) your oil/wax of choice,then ... Toss your striped down boots in the oven at low temp and rub/paint it on ...in it goes...paint again ...in an out it goes ....u will know when they are ready....PS u didn't have to pay for this info ...but u are now in-riched !
I work harder than a ugly stripper....
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I've had good luck with Montana Pitchblend and another beeswax product...keep in mind none of these products will make up for slipshod boot construction.
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Sno-Seal ain't expensive, it's easier to use than beeswax, and a can will last you a year or better even if you're wearing your boots out in rough weather all year. Won't soften boot leather like mink oil or lanolin. It's the only thing I'll use on my outdoor boots. I've used the same "can" for more than a decade. Works great.
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Another vote for Obenauf's. Best leather treatment I've ever used.
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This, http://www.obenaufs.com/Or what Doc said. Good boots treated with Obenaudfs, I have worked walking in and out of a creek for three weeks, and went home with dry feet everyday. This is what Russell Boots said I should use. Made a 20 year old pair of worn out boots like new again
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Was a long term hardcore Sno-Seal user for 25 years, then tried Obenaufs - it has worked a lot better for me.
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Another vote for Snoseal/Obenaufs.
I use a old hairdryer to heat the boots and also melt in the Snoseal after I rub a healthy amount on the boots. I work it in small patches all the way around the boot. Wear rubber gloves and put some newspaper down, you will have the stuff everywhere.
I have a pair on Schnee Hunters that I bought in 1994 that the leather is still in great shape. They are going back in for the second re sole job and the leather looks the same as when they were a year old. I usually treat them twice a season.
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