hello,

im new to caring for leather and i've done some "research" over google to maintain my RW and W 1K boots - through reading forums and product reviews..

my preference for boot care kit would be:

1. for the leather to stay conditioned and not dry
2. leather to maintain its colour
3. water repellent not water proof
4. natural shine
5. stuff that i really need - nothing too fancy

so, after reading many forums and product review, it came down to:

1. having "good" horsehair brush. thinking of getting AE but they were given bad reviews - hair coming off easily even after many use. any other brands to recommend other than RW (RM50)? Saw some unbranded ones (RM35) at Tangs and it looked similar to the german made ones - they were given good ratings by shoe enthusiast at large. But are they the same kind?

2. shoe conditioner/cream. venetian shoe cream vs. saphir reno vs. montana pitch blend. im going with vsc over saphir bcoz of the price and minimal difference (refer: http://imgur.com/a/EC8gN) and excluded montana as they darken leather. Obenauf is highly recommended for boots by i dont think i need the heavy stuff for our dry weather..

3. heel and edge protector - nothing extensive so i assume any brand would do?

4. clean rag/inner shirts for buffing

appreciate any thoughts on these products and if someone could point me to where i can get VSC locally.

thank you!

thanks for the quick response.. i have some questions and appreciate your guidance

Thanks bro. Will check out the horse hair brush and em shoe trees.

As for the obenaufs, still in dilemma - wanting the VSC (shipping for online is crazy) vs. obenaufs that i can get locally from you. Let me get back to you on that.

Thanks again!

Oh.. how many do you plan to buy? wouldn't the shipping kill you?

anyhow, Florsheim in Empire was having a discount on the cedar shoe trees.. IIRC < RM130.. don't know wthr they still have them.. this was about a month ago.

hi all..

would like to seek advise on sizing for meermin and barker.. as trying to hunt for bargains online.. my shoe sizes from different brands:

1. Red Wing - US7
2. W1K - US7
3. Bally - US7
4. Doc Martens - US9 (slightly loose, probably 8.5)
5. Sebago - US8
6. Paul Smith - US7
7. Nike US8.5

any advice is appreciated.

// never mind. after reading a few pages back, realized i should email them for correct sizing since there are different lasts..

This post has been edited by titan: Dec 2 2015, 04:41 PM

need advice.

so i recently moved and after wearing a pair of my wolverine boots with leather outsole, i left it out at my porch. (normally i'd clean and put it in the shoe cabinet)

i completely forgot about it and fast forward 2 months, yesterday i found that mold has fully covered the outsole.

which shop can i send it for repair. watched youtube on how to clean it and dont think am able to clean it properly.

ah. ordered a pair of monks from Ernest & Collective and it is one size big.

if anyone is interested, do pm me.

https://earnestcollective.com/products/malton-ii-oxblood

hi all. can i get some advice on meermin shoes, pls?

planning to get this shoe from them for Raya.

https://meermin.com/products/101509-brown-suede-e

1. sizing. i don't have many non sneakers.. but if anyone can help guide me?

my sizing for sneakers
Nike - UK7.5
Adidas UB - UK8
Yeezy - UK8.5
Artisan Lab - 41 (a bit loose. perhaps I should have sized down half/ 1)

for shoes / boots
earnest - size 41
RW moc toe - US7
Wolverine 1K miles boots - US7


2. shipping duration - im assuming it will take around 2 weeks to arrive?

3. tax - standard tax applies? 10% SST + mgmt fee?

Thank you!