Hi, i have the shoes shown below and i've been using it for about 3 months now. Lately with the rainy weather, there is a tendency of getting the leather wet and i will try to wipe it as soon as possible.

However, i do notice that some parts do not feel as smooth as the parts which is not prone to water. A friend suggested to get a water proof spray at Clarks outlet but they constantly do not have stock. Should i condition the leather as well? Need some guidance


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What is your budget for shoe care? If on a budget can go for any brand of shoe cleaning kit for less than RM 100. Can buy from Timberland store, they have cleaners, conditioners and shoe wax for leather shoes.

What are the ranges and is there a particular step by step to clean?

For example, cleaner --> put conditioner --> wax?

Leather care I've personally tried Timberland and can recommend them, quite affordable as you can get the whole kit for roughly less than RM 100. You can opt for Saphir products if you have higher budget, they even sell kits for shoe polishing.

Brush off any excess dry dirt using horse/soft shoebrush --> clean leather either using any cleaning gel/foam/leather balm with a sponge and buff off any excess with cleaning cloth, let it dry for 30 min --> condition using sponge, let it dry 30 min --> apply wax using fingers and buff excess using cleaning cloth.

I've not use any hydrophobic sprays on leather shoes before, I read somewhere that it could ruin the shoes.

Good place to start if you want to learn more about leather shoe care: https://www.hangerproject.com/shoe-care-guide/

This post has been edited by Adrian_Alastair: Nov 13 2018, 10:15 AM

Will have a look at it. Thank you.

I went to Aldo store yesterday and they have their own products but it's rm60+ (200ml) for the spray and rm40+ for the liquid (71ml). The sales person recommended me to get the spray for the shoes in the thread and the liquid spray for my glossy leather shoe. I didn't get it yet because i wanted to read more.

For my more expensive shoes I use Saphir Renovateur then Saphir Medaille d’Or cream and Spahir Pate Deluxe. You can get these online. Not cheap but a little goes a long way. You can add another layer of shoe waterproofing spary if you tend to get your shoes wet often.

Cheaper alternative is Woly shoe cream and wax. You can get these at department stores

Black Friday 10% off all shoe care at Straits Establishment.

https://www.straitsestablishment.com/

Got my Saphir mirror gloss from them, good service.

I usually clean my leather shoes with baby wipes (because got antibacterial material), then wipes it dry with microfiber clothes.

Apply mink oil, which can get cheaply from Ace Hardware.

Let it dry in the sun (indirect sunlight) for around 20 mins.

Done.

all my leather are treated with obernaufs leather conditioner.

a warm soapy water, wipe the leather for dirt and then dried off with towel or rags. dried it further more under the sun for 1/2 hour.

then put the obenaufs and let it dry under the sun light for 2-3 hours. let it completely dry for 24 hours.

after that, for that shine, give it a good buff with horse hair brush till u finally see the shine.

a bit more work sure but never the less i kinnda enjoy cleaning my leather stuff.

Where can I get this other than Ace Hardware?