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sup /fa/

my iron rangers are looking pretty dingy, and i want to break some life back into them. im trying to put a warm glow on them like in this pic. how would i go about this?

>> No.6473132

>>6473123
Workboots are supposed to look dingy you moneyboy, fuccboi, little bitch.

If I ever saw you in the hood I'd fuck your ass.

>> No.6473137

Just fucking shine them and they will look brand new.

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6473138

>>6473132
>yfw this is the current state of /fa/

>> No.6473139

>>6473132
fuccboi i have workboots, rangers are NOT work boots. work boots have tread. help or leave.

>> No.6473143

Leather conditioner, fuccboi.

Buff with a rag.

>> No.6473145

>>6473123

>>6473135

lmao

>> No.6473149

>>6473145
yep. i think i qualified that post well enough with the "non related /fa/ image"

>> No.6473153

do you even obenaufs?

>> No.6473160

Take a very slightly damp cloth, give it a wipe. Take a horse hair brush and brush the boot around to remove dust. Warm up your boot by letting them sit in the sun for a while, or just by rubbing them a bit with your hands. Condition with your choice. Obenauf's LP, Saphir Renovateur, Mink Oil. Let dry, and brush.

Shine if you want, but I've never done it before so you'll have to do some research on your own.

>> No.6473158

>>6473153
at my disposal is mink oil and shoe polish, both by kiwi (yeah i know)

>> No.6473159

saphir maybe?

>> No.6473164

>>6473139
>Rangers are not workboots

Fuccboi statement of the week. Let me guess, you're 17?

>> No.6473186

>>6473164
youve obviously never done hard labour. i have a pair of tim pros that are workboots. the rangers in comparison are nothing more than wardrobe pieces.

anyways, what im wondering now is how to get the current layer of grime off the leather. i have polish, lotion, and oil for spiffing it up, but how can i clean off the grime first?

>> No.6473255

>>6473186
I've worked entire summers in a stone quarry wearing a single pair of $120 Dr Martens.

You're full of shit.

>> No.6473276

>>6473255
w/e im dadcore. i just want to keep my rangers looking good and have other boots i find much better suited to hard work.

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alright just finished. shoulda taken before pics cus they look infinitely better. started out by degreasing with a 50/50 mix of hot water and white vinegar, washing off any residue with a water-moistened cloth. worked in an assload of mink oil and hit it with a blow dryer on high to heat up the leather; could actually see it sucking in the oil. let it sit until dry. finally, hit it with some kiwi polish that really put that sheen on them. notice i didnt polish the tongues. i think they look fucking great now.

>> No.6473793

>>6473721
Those look great, OP.
I love the stage they're at.

>> No.6473809

>>6473793
thanks! yeah, thats the most work ive ever put in them, previously just used mink oil w/o degreasing or using polish. took like 3 hours but worth it.

im pissed i didnt take a before pic, they were almost matte.

>> No.6473863

>>6473721
Nice one bb. Might do it to my Wolverines

>> No.6473908

>>6473721

Those look great. I'm thinking about buying a pair soon. There's a Red Wing store near my house so I'll try them on first. How comfortable are they?

>> No.6473945

>>6473908
extremely comforable, but i do have high arch insoles in them (i need it). only thing i dont like it the size of the toebox, can look a little goofy if your silhouette is tighter around the ankle.

>> No.6474214

>>6473945
I also had to get insoles and didn't like the toebox. I don't think it looks goofy though, it just felt like shit till I put in insoles. I'm normally a 10 and the size 9s fit a big big, gonna get a pair in black at 8.5.

>> No.6474312

>>6474214
yeah mine are a little big, i wear a 12 and ordered a 12 and its kinda roomy. not bad though, especially when im rocking some thicker socks in the winter months.

>> No.6475030

>>6473123
fuckgen send them back for repair to rw shop to fix em up

>> No.6475040

>>6473164
Confirmed for retarded, whitehanded, never did work neckbeard
Rangers as a workboot is shit. Doesnt compare to Halls or Hoffmans.

>> No.6475287

If you want a little shine but you don't want it to look polished then just buff it a little. Take an old t-shirt and bunch it up into a ball and buff the shoe. The edges and raised areas will be buffed a little more then the recesses. Open up the shirt up and buff the toebox by pulling it back in forth.