BOOT CARE
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SIZING

Basic Shoe Care

Use your shoe regularly and rotating them with another shoe in your closet, that’s the best way to take care a care of your shoe for daily basis. Rotating them will give the leather material back to it’s normal shape, because the leather material will change as you move. Shoes also need a day off, just like you. We suggest you to avoid using the same shoe for two consecutive days for its longevity. So, two or three pairs of leather shoes in your shoe rack will be perfect, its also make it easier when you lose your favorite shoe under the sofa.

Most of the leather material contains natural oil in it. As time goes by, you should clean and treat them periodically to keep the oil content that eroded from the upper layer (and a little below it) and also keep the leather material stay supple after months of usage. Another thing that you should consider to taking a good care of your shoes : buy a wooden shoe tree. 

CLEANING YOUR BOOTS

Preparation

Before cleaning up your shoes, you have to prepare a soft household sponge, toothbrush, soft shoe brush, horse hair brush, horse hair dauber / brush applicator, and some soft cotton cloth.

There’s some important thing you should have for your shoes treatment : saddle soap, boot oil, shoe cream, and wax shoe polish as well. Always use silicone free boot oil to make sure we buy a product that would not hurt the shoes, and make sure they contain natural beeswax and lanolin.

Saddle Soap | Stain Removing

If you feel your shoes is so dirty and the dirt is already difficult to be cleaned with brush and a soft cotton cloth, we need saddle soap to solve this problem. But don’t , it will make the leather lose their natural humidity. If your shoes are worn daily in normal activities, applying saddle soap three to four  times per year should be enough.

Use a sponge to take the saddle soap and give it a little water (water in small amounts will not make the leather barking), then gently massage the skin with a circular motion several times until foam appears.Then, passionately scrub your shoes, and leave the shoes for about 15 minutes. Wipe the rest of the foam, and don’t let any residues left behind. Just like our skin, the remaining soap will make your skin dry and our girlfriend surely will take us to a dermatologist. If you use a leather sole shoes, make sure that you clean it too.

Petroleum Distillate | Wax and Stain Removing

Sometimes saddle soap is unable to clean thick stain and wax. Use naphtha (lighter fuel) or turpentine, drop a few times in cotton / wool and massage it gently with circular movements. When the fabric started to dry, drop a few drops back. Never use acetone or paint remover in this stage if you don’t want to look like just came back from conquering Kilimanjaro.

Boot Oil | Restore Moistures

Boot oil is made to restore the moisture of your leather shoe when they started to dry. However, excessive usage of boot oil can damage your leather. Use it just when you feel the shoe begins to dry and require additional nutrients. If you are not a firefighters, don’t listen to your drunken lads who
suggested using boot oil once a month, or using boot oil as an experiment to the evolution of the leather.

Use your ‘feeling’ when you intend to treat or clean the shoes. If you lived on tropical area, normally, the best time of your first coat of boot oil is 12 month after you receive your new boots, and maximum 2 times a year after that.

Shoe Cream | Color Restoration

Leather is a unique material, their color will changed with age and it’s called patina. Sunlight and perspiration can change their color. Shoe cream has the ability to provide moisture to the leather and keep the leather stay supple. They ran into the leather porous and give a space to the leather to keep breathing while restoring their color.

Their ability to provide leather moisture is not as strong as the boot oil. So, the shoe cream is relatively safer to use more often rather than boot oil. Make sure the shoe cream that we use not containing much pigment that doesn’t have the ability to soak into the leather.

Use horse hair dauber / brush applicator to apply shoe cream to shoes (don’t forget to use different dauber for each colour). If you don’t have dauber / brush, use a soft cotton cloth wrapped around the index finger and ring finger (if you’re using a gothic ring, don’t forget to take it off). Take a small amount of cream, and gently massage in a circular motion. Make sure it goes flat and not too thick. Then brush your shoes vigorously using horse hair brush 15 minutes later.

FIND YOUR BOOT SIZE

Boot Sizing

We have three different lasts, each of them has a different fitting, depends on our design goals. One thing that you should note is never tried to put an order based on the size of your Nike shoe. Some of our lasts is run larger than standard size (down 1 size) and the other going true to size.Therefore, we recommend that you should have an intense communication with us by mail (or any communication channel that possible) for the best result.

Edward Last
Mark / Morgan Last
Mark Last had a sizing true to size. You do not need to be confused.
Example :
Your true size : EU43D
Mark size : EU43D