I just purchased a pair of boots with elephant skin on them. As someone who has never owned elephant skin boots, I looked up on the intertron what, if any, special care should be given to this leather.

From what I can gather, since they are naturally drier, they just need thinner coats more often.

For those with similar dry leathers, do you have a conditioner that you would recommend?


Thanks for any recommendations.

It is fine to use the bick 4 stuff on them. I use a toothbrush to make sure it gets in there good enough. I need to do it now. I dont do it nearly often enough but i dont wear them a lot either.

About once a year you will want to go stomp on a few Africans to keep the bottoms of them in shape.

i lol'ed.

and thank you masterAggie.

These were bought to replace my redwings as my "everyday" boot.

We will see if they last as long...

I had a tree hugger type come up to me while I was taking my family thru the Houston zoo. She said she demanded to know what kind of animal skin my boots were made of (they were elephant). I responded "Mam they are made of nunyadam skin!"
She walked off clueless

hippies

I use bickmore 1 to clean and bickmore 4 to protect. It won't change the color of the leather unlike mink oil.

http://www.bickmore.com/bickmore/Leather%20Care/Bick4.html

They sell it at cavenders I believe.

I have had a pair since 1998. had them resoled 4 times wash 'em off with a hose and put some good brand of leather conditioner on them. Damn tough boots! Gary Loveless in Oklahoma City made mine. They are Maroon with Kangaroo tops and a Block aTm.

Redass

My dad has a natural colored pair he wears almost daily. They were made by the industrious hand of the TDCJ leather shop and are excellent for stomping hippies.

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