Red Wing Shoes

[long_john86]

@T4920 ooh thanks for the heads up! And looking good!

[Choko]

Welp. Ruined a good pair of boots. These 8833s were too light for me so I wanted to dye them a little bit of a darker brown color. So I used Fiebings “beige” roughout dye. The color on their website looked like exactly what I wanted. But look at these things lmao. They’re orange. Guess I’m going dark brown or black now.

[Denimhead 0]

@Choko I kinda like the way they turned out,

[Choko]

@Denimhead-0 yeah I don’t hate them. They just look exactly like my 875s already. I just don’t get how they turned orange haha. My wife likes them. She hated the original color, she always told me they looked like “timbos”

[long_john86]

Thinking of throwing some Mustang Paste on these guys…

How do you folks go about cleaning/rejuvenating the edges of the white sole (traction tred)?

[Denimhead 0]

Needed some chocolate today

Blacksmith 3345, Iron Ranger 4606, Beckman 9060

[DeeDee85]

@long_john86 the star drops - pink stuff cleaning product works wonders.. about 5 quid a tub on Amazon and only takes a tiny amount to get them pure white again

[Tago Mago]

@Choko forget the orange, for a minute I thought you’d turned the soles blue

[long_john86]

@DeeDee85 awesome cheers mate! Just placed an order!

[Choko]

@Tago-Mago lmao. Yeah I should’ve put that pic first

[long_john86]

Seaside

Clean and polish time

Removed false tongue and changed Pisgah lace colour. Tried out mustang paste and cleaned the sides of the sole with The Pink Stuff (thanks @DeeDee85 for the suggestion)

Very happy with the horse oil. It darkens them up, makes them richer, adds depth, and really picks up any existing patina/dye transfer from denim. I was worried at first as it looked like it was applying unevenly, but it all mellows and evens out overnight.

[DeeDee85]

@long_john86 they have come out fantastic!

[long_john86]

@DeeDee85 Cheers mate! I think I could have been more patient and spend more time on them - especially the soles - but had to wrap up to get the little one to bed!

[DeeDee85]

@long_john86 looking at how much the soles have brightened up, it’s about time I gave my 1907’s some TLC I think!

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Choko you been wearing these? curious how they're working out

[WhiskeySandwich]

@weftyarn Hey man, i was curious how the sizing on your redwings work out. Do you stick with a size across models? I have a few different lasts and they're all the same size. I'm considering picking up a pair of the work chukkas at my usual size - would you say they're consistent?

[Choko]

@WhiskeySandwich naw I haven’t worn them because it’s already in the 100s where I live but I dyed them a dark brown and they look better now. I couldn’t stand the orange

[Choko]

I call them the Dr.Peppers now haha

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Choko dude i bet those will look sick once they've seen some miles.

[WhiskeySandwich]

My latest pair, day 1. A bit snug on my “tailors bunion” (new term to me, bony pinky bump), but I’m sure they’ll give way. Got the same size as all my other RW, and they all start out a bit owchie, then work out. The copper rough and tough work chukka. This is my third model with the stuff - I love this leather.