My Dad and his old hunting buddies swore by this stuff.
Apparently plenty of people who use their boots hard everyday still do.

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Mad Mat,

I'm a big fan of Sno-Seal as well but while looking for info about Neatfoot oil, I saw an article that said Sno-Seal was a good choice but had some drawbacks compared to thinner boot oil.

I never had a problem with it, but then again my Dad and his buddies never did with Neatfoot oil.

I think one thing that's important is that you clean/dry your boots before applying any waterproof/leather conditioner.

Like paint, the prep is the key.

good question. i recall reading that petroleum based products can break leather down over time. Wax based products like sno-seal don't but can attract dirt and clog pores (but i still like it up). I have a pair of nubuck hikers and treated with this stuff last year.
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nikwax seems to be a good name. it's liquid and soaks in readily. seems ok but haven't used it long enough to  up or down.  Maybe someone here can add.

the sno-seal product is bees wax based, not petroleum based

I have never had it cause any issues with leather

why not just e-mail Rocky Boots and see what they recommend fot that particular boot

I'm not sure of the name of the stuff I use but it's a leather conditioner. I used it on some old leather on some furniture from the 1920s and it brought it back to life and is now soft.

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That's some multi-purpose stuff. Many great lakes salmon/trout anglers spray their spoons with it and swear it attracts them.

I knew a gal once who said that if she could develop a man's cologne fragrance, it would smell like 10w-30. Said it smelled "manly".

WD-30 was the precursor of WD-40 and was made primarily from the glands of Musk Ox which of course explains the gender attraction. It was particularly effective in securing Inuit women. With the addition of the ink and paper used in today's paper currency It has also became attractive to European women and is marketed under such names as Ralph Lauren and Polo to name just a few.

WD stands for water displacement.  The company tried different formulas and numbered them beginning with 1.  So on the way to WD 40 there were WD 1, WD 2 and so forth.  At least that is my understanding.
Westwood

My son worked 6- years as a wildland firefighter. They swear by a product called "Obenauf's" he put this on his 400.00 fire boots every 2 weeks. They are walking in hot coals and wood ash. Wood ash and water forms acid that dries leather out in a heart beat. It comes in a paste and oil. I like the paste it is not as hard as Snow Seal you can work it into the leather with your hands no heat needed. It will darken the leather.

db wrote on Jul 18^th, 2014 at 7:26am:


Maybe it wasn't cologne at all ....back in the day I ran a radial drill punching 2 inch holes in steel plates, after a few months i smelled like the coolant and no matter how many showers I took i couldn't get the smell off. Only years later did I understand why I attracted a certain type of woman......whew! glad I got out of being a shop rat even though I liked the work. Stetson replaced the coolant and the rest, as they say, is history.

Thanks for the suggestions........the leather on the boots seem different ( to me at least)......I ended up just getting a conditioner from REI. I wanted to maintain the porosity of the leather, after all, they are wet boots. I thought something like sno seal might make them less apt to dry readily. I also noticed a tiny gap starting between the sole and the uppers at the toe so I slapped a bit of gorilla glue in......stuff is superb. If you have never used it be aware that it foams a bit and expands in volume, it is not like "super glue" in the least bit.

I know I have already mentioned it but after wearing the OTB boots it made me realize just how excellent the SV2 Rocky boots really are. Comfortable with aggressive tread and ankle support. Weight is good for such a strong package. I understand they make a jungle version of the boot which would lighten it even more but I'm plenty happy with what I have.