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Daytona Boots - Tefer - 26-04-12
Hey,
I bought some Daytona Boots from Hein-Gericke, i was reading the instructions on care and it said to use their brand of polish to keep them from drying out and make them long lasting. I was thinking of buying it from link below:
http://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/daytona-neutral-leather-polish/146
I then seen a Water Preservative stuff from Daytona too, see below:
http://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/daytona-waterstop-preservative/327
My question is, should i buy both and can i apply both or will the polish suffice? I have normal boot dubbing in the house, not sure if this would work as boots are Gore-Tex, want them to last as they were not cheap.
Any Thoughts Appreciated
Re: Daytona Boots - mcyoungy - 26-04-12
The Gore-tex is in the lining, the outer is leather. If you like dubbin then I don't see why it would do any harm. Have to say I have never bothered treating mine and they last forever.
Re: Daytona Boots - moffmeister - 26-04-12
had my Daytonas (GTX? goretex) for 5 years
I've never polished then once! (and they are still as good as they were 5 yrs ago)
Re: Daytona Boots - Pat - 27-04-12
(26-04-12, 08:40 PM)moffmeister link Wrote: had my Daytonas (GTX? goretex) for 5 years
I've never polished then once! (and they are still as good as they were 5 yrs ago)
Bought mine at the NEC bike show in 1995, polished them maybe 3 or 4 times in the intervening 16.5 years & for 14 out of that 16.5 I had a 90 mile daily commute, had a couple of offs & they still look fine & more importantly they're still waterproof!
Probably only get one more winter out of the soles though, fortunately Daytona do a resole service so no need to splash out on a new pair. 8)
Re: Daytona Boots - Looney tune - 27-04-12
Get yourself some NIK-WAX, apply sparingly and not to often. If your boots get wet from a wet run do NOT dry them by a heater or fire etc, let them air dry, this will prolong the life of the leather. I wear gore-tex lined boots at work every day and they get a lot of punnishment and an odd coat of NIK-WAX keeps the leather subtle.
Maker specific products are usualy a rip off.
Re: Daytona Boots - Oldgit - 28-04-12
bought a pair of daytonas two years ago--best boots I've ever had.