My Dad was in the Corps of Cadets in 1985, I am in the corps right now. Assuming I make it that far how should I go about restoring my Dad's old Senior boots that haven't been touched in 35 years.
your dad's boots are probably shinier than any boots on campus right now.Samueltx4 said:
My Dad was in the Corps of Cadets in 1985, I am in the corps right now. Assuming I make it that far how should I go about restoring my Dad's old Senior boots that haven't been touched in 35 years.
86sq6 said:
I know what Samueltx4's dilemma is - Class of 85 couldn't shine boots and he's looking at two vertical pieces of leather with no shine whatsoever......
Seriously, go to Holick's. My son was prepared to reuse mine, but he's got narrow feet, and it would've been cost prohibitive to try to restore/reuse.
Sad but, outside of a handful of exceptions, probably true.ABATTBQ87 said:your dad's boots are probably shinier than any boots on campus right now.Samueltx4 said:
My Dad was in the Corps of Cadets in 1985, I am in the corps right now. Assuming I make it that far how should I go about restoring my Dad's old Senior boots that haven't been touched in 35 years.
Not something to be proud of. And before it's justified as 'grades are more important than playing Corps / shining boots,' they aren't mutually exclusive.Samueltx4 said:
Yah my concern was with the leather drying out and possibly cracking. Some people from 85 may have had shiny boots but my Dad will admit that he rarely every shined his boots.Only if they really needed it. So Hollicks can help with the resizing necessary and with restoring the leather.
Sq. 5 The Filthy FifthSamueltx4 said:
Alright, thank you. I'll take the boots to holliks. What was your outfit Mrad85.
What are your dad's initials, and what outfit was he in?Wildman15 said:
Class of '15 here. Although I didn't wear my dad's boots (c/o '86, my feet are a little bigger) I did get to wear his spurs on top of having my own set. Really cool since we were both in the band, and I wore his spurs for almost every halftime game. Even had some of my grandfather's brass that I wore for a few halftimes.
Definitely talk to Hollicks.
Saw him at a funeral a few months agoWildman15 said:
RH. B-Batt. Just give me a thumbs up, because he is a poster on TexAgs as well. Otherwise I would just throw the name out.