Dubbin

flightliner · Feb 1, 2019

I used it for my walking boots as a young man but it seemed to dissapear in my neck of the woods decades back.
Shopping today I came access a jar and bought it has I rate it highly for leather boots .
Curious back home I googled it and Wikipedia gives its recipe.
I was a little surprised when it said it's sometimes made with mink oil .

peterjg · Feb 1, 2019

I'd forgotten all about Dubbin. One Xmas when I was a kid I was given a leather football (old fashioned type with lace up bladder) and I used to polish it with Dubbin.

nottskev · Feb 1, 2019

You can still get it, I think, although this tin is not new!

I like my shoes soft but not shiny.

flightliner · Feb 1, 2019

Peterjg, it was essential to keep those old style "caseys" as soft as possible otherwise it could be a visit to the A and E.
Kev, I came upon this Dubbin in Boundary mills quite by accident, always rated it so now I know who sells it I'll be buying more-- watch out Mink !

tigger · Feb 1, 2019

Neetsfoot oil is used for horse tack, but I use it on boots/leather and find it better than dubbin.

Brianw999 · Feb 2, 2019

tigger said:
Neetsfoot oil is used for horse tack, but I use it on boots/leather and find it better than dubbin.

I used to use Neetsfoot Oil inside my army boots to keep the leather soft.

dave m · Feb 2, 2019

Look for a product called Leder Gris, its 70% wax and 30% oil and is highly recommended by the outdoors and mountain types.
I have used it on my boots and its very nice.

carpinbob · Feb 2, 2019

That’s a blast from the past, used it on my leather football all the time back in the 70s.

johnp · Feb 3, 2019

Dubbin is still widely available. Amazon sell many different types, this is the one I use & is it very good
Gold Label Dubbin Softens: Amazon.co.uk: Shoes & Bags

David Rogers 3 · Feb 3, 2019

I remember when more expensive products like Nikwax first appeared, staff in outdoor equipment shops would solemnly tell you that you shouldn't use dubbin to waterproof boots as it "rots the stitiching". Never did any harm to mine, so I think rot may have been what they were talking...

S-Kippy · Feb 3, 2019

Having never heard of "Neetsfoot" oil ( wtf is a neet anyway ?) I had to look it up. Only Northerners could come up with something like that....I mean who in their right mind boils up shin and feet bones on the offchance it might do a job on their boots ?

tigger · Feb 3, 2019

I find nearly all waxes just come off in wet grass, so they're all pretty shyte imo.
I think the modern silicone sprays may be worth a look.

wetthrough · Feb 3, 2019

Came across this YouTube while I was pondering on how surface tension affects floats.

mikench · Feb 3, 2019

I use Urad mr Jo jo for leather shoes and boots! It can also be used on leather chairs but on the latter I use Renapur on boots , leather car seats and sofas!

flightliner · Feb 3, 2019

S-Kippy said:
Having never heard of "Neetsfoot" oil ( wtf is a neet anyway ?) I had to look it up. Only Northerners could come up with something like that....I mean who in their right mind boils up shin and feet bones on the offchance it might do a job on their boots ?

It might have been his southern cousin skip who was very thirsty and was the very first person to think that he could slake it by sucking on a cows teat !:wh

liphook · Feb 3, 2019

Who on earth thought of diluting perfectly good ale with lemonade?

markcw · Feb 4, 2019

S-Kippy said:
Having never heard of "Neetsfoot" oil ( wtf is a neet anyway ?) I had to look it up. Only Northerners could come up with something like that....I mean who in their right mind boils up shin and feet bones on the offchance it might do a job on their boots ?

Ah but it is Southerners shin and feet bones we boil up, Stops the buggers trying to come up north.

markcw · Feb 4, 2019

mikench said:
I use Urad mr Jo jo for leather shoes and boots! It can also be used on leather chairs but on the latter I use Renapur on boots , leather car seats and sofas!

Another posh member...… leather car seats and sofas. are from down south originally Mike? :wh

S-Kippy · Feb 4, 2019

markcw said:
Ah but it is Southerners shin and feet bones we boil up, Stops the buggers trying to come up north.

Why on earth would we want to do that ? You can keep your strange Northern habits and language thank you very much.

mikench · Feb 4, 2019

watch the video above posted by Wetthrough!

Looks amazing stuff but at a price!

£166 for 500 ml!!!!

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