new use for Dinitrol

[studmuffin]

Not specifically LR based, although a lot of us wear boots, so Mods please cancel if not LR enuf. This may be a well known ruse but....

I am going shooting tomorrow and suddenly realised that I had forgot to waterproof my leather boots since the last time they got soaked.

I had left them in the garage to slowly dry out and normally use Ledergris to treat them.

I happened to have some cans of aerosol Dinitrol 3125 Cavity Wax, and being a lazy git my mind said " wax and oil". So I sprayed them and 20 minutes later wiped them off with a bit of clean rag.( probably wax oil would also work)

Its a bit early to say but they look like new.

Will foot test them and report in due course.

Barry

[studmuffin]

Reporting back -

On Friday they seemed fairly water repellent although they didn't get to go through any really wet crops like kale.

On Sunday I gave them another good spray and left overnight to soak in. By the morning they were ready to go on a hard days beating yesterday. After some wet crops and a full day walking through brambles they were still dry.

Overall it works but I would only use on dark brown boots as it would colour-darken lighter boots.

I think a monthly Ledergris treatment and then a quick spray with Dinitrol after every wet day out should work well.

Cheers

Barry

[CwazyWabbit]

Cheers for the tip, think I might give that a try before next day out beating.

[GW8IZR]

Not in any way suggesting that Dinitrol isn't ok.. but it did make me smile. Does anyone else remember the half wit 4x4 journo ( I think it was International Offroader) that reviewed a Goretex jacket and reported that he sprayed it with WD-40 to "improve" it ;-)