Viberg

[Peter]

^good stuff, really like those!

[Giles]

100% not excited…..not.....

[superfuzz]

This is just cruel, G! Just kidding, you deserve such badass boots for putting up with all of us on this forum!

[Aries]

Beautiful.

I'm still not completely sold on the Engineer aesthetic.

When I first see them I think they're too ostentatious and clunky, but then I see them under a pair of denim and my opinion completely changes.

[Aries]

Can anyone walk me through how to take care of rough out leather?

Packed with my Vibergs was a jar of heavy duty leather preservative. It's a beeswax-esque substance.

Applying it to the boots with my fingers, my boots now have splotchy dark patches across each boot, more or less entirely coated.

Do I now just wait for them to dry for a certain time?

I read that you can use a hairdryer on them now, and then go over them with a wire brush.

Does that sound about right?

[mclaincausey]

I asked this a while back and the accord was to leave em be. Since you already dubbed em, try this:
http://90thidpg.us/Equipment/Projects/Dubbing/

[Aries]

Thanks Mclain!

Morgan included some leather preservative with the boots, so I blame him for tempting me!

Either way I followed those instructions and it's worked well, I only gave a very light covering, so it's only slightly darker, the kind of dark I presume would happen after a bit of rain/wear and tear anyway.

[mclaincausey]

Heh. He told me to just use spray from a local leather shop.

For the record, I think dubbed boots look rad. And they will do better should you wear em In the wet.

[Aries]

Yeah I'm sure spray is equally effective.

Thanks, I have to say when I first applied the preservative I freaked out, the preservative left marks exactly like this -

But after using the hairdryer and my hands to rub around the wax a bit, and then brushing, and wire brushing, they look good. Can't wait to wear them in some more, they fit beautifully.

That is asides from the bellows on the left foot, again something about my left foot means the bellows causes friction against my ankle where the bellows is sown onto the sides; the points where they fold in.

It doesn't hurt at the moment, but I'm concerned a few days straight of walking will cause pain.

Hopefully the tongue will just break in, it's really the only concern I have with the boot.

[mclaincausey]

Sweet. I'm glad it worked out. I'll need to dub mine probably based on all the snow where I live.

[Aries]

Luckily not much snow in Australia so don't have to put too much dubbin on! Looks like giving it a proper greasing will take a few hours.

Would love to see pics when you do it.

[mclaincausey]

If I can get them to look half as cool as that site that I linked, I'll be very happy.

[joesaintjohn]

Just saw these on instagram. Wow.

[Aries]

Very cool.

Bill of Tender Co. makes boots quite similar in colour (i.e. natural untanned).

[Mumbles]

wow indeed joe.  would love to get my hands on a pair of those.

[Aries]

Hey chaps, after the discussion on dubbing rough out, I thought I'd give a before and after just for anyone thinking about doing it.

I should point out I used leather preservative (Viberg's own brand), and not official "dubbin".

Less light today but honestly that difference in shade is about right even in same lighting conditions.

Before:

After:

[Seul]

Loving the "after" colour… Champagne-esque!..

[Finn666]

after color + new laces = best look for boondockers imo!…

wear in good health sir!

[Aries]

Cheers lads!

[tatmantall]

They look great!