ofens Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Hi there, I have a pair of Altberg Sneeker military boots. http://www.altberg.co.uk/Web/military_SneekerOr.jsp I've previously used army issue boots, which you just polish every day and that keeps them well. However I've been polishing these Altberg boots, which are made of a different type of leather. They seem to be drying out and cracking! I have started trying cobblers' cream on them, to see if that helps. Can anyone advise how best I can look after them? Altberg recommend their own product "Leder Gris" so I'm going to try that too, but would greatly appreciate some expert advice! My boots see a lot of use on rough terrain in the hills and get wet and dry a lot. Kind regards ofens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damen.rudi Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 With which product have you been polishing, on what base? If you use selfshine products there is a possibility that it's based on sillicon, so your boot will shine but the product will give the leather no space to breath and it will dry out and crack. Greetings, Rudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mink oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mink oil http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_npmv ... w=mink+oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfman Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 neats foot oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofens Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks for replies so far I've just been putting normal Kiwi black boot polish straight on, as you would with normal military boots. The Cobblers' Cream doesn't seem to have done much - is it worth persevering with this? Is it actually the right thing to be using or was I sold it in error? I contacted the manufacturer to try and confirm this and just got a reply telling me how wonderful it is for making leather sofas shine - nothing to do with my query at all! I will look into this Mink oil. Just to specify, I'm not worried about shine, what's important is that the leather can continue to put up with rough use and regular soaking then drying out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofens Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Since last post, I've been using Altberg's own "Leder gris extreme" product, which is a wax. It seems to be doing the trick: it doesn't shine like polish but it seems to be taking care of the leather which is what I wanted. Although I think I have the result I need, I'll still be interested if anyone has any advice or info on this. Cheers ofens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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