Red Wing shoe Thread

[pokkacoffee]

nope. nt gonna oil them until they look thirsty

 

[kazuki666]

left side of my red wing gt this weird streaks.
wonder how they will develop as i clock more mileage

I believe it's just the leather. Like our human skin, there are differences between leathers, thus won't look the same.

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[ChickRice]

lookin for a pair of iron ranger 8111. Used or Brand New, size US 8.5-9, drop me a msg..

 

[darthsid11111]

Has anyone replaced their white crepe soles with soles from ranges like iron rangers before? Would it be too much if i paid £99 to fully restitch my outsole and midsoles with the iron ranger type of sole instead of my current white crepe soles? Tyvm in advance

Yes. Try visiting Shukey instead.

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[darthsid11111]

left side of my red wing gt this weird streaks.
wonder how they will develop as i clock more mileage

nope. nt gonna oil them until they look thirsty

Leather drying out.. Better oil lightly before it dries to the lt of cracking. When that happens no hope liao.

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[morgans737]

Hi, what shoe/sneaker/boots is trending in SG?
Is redwing still in so far?
Thanks!

 

[cannotliao]

As promised from my last post. I have just came back from Taipei. Very good service provided by Lin. He even replaced the heel leather insole for me.

Overall, I am very impressed with the quality and consistency of the stitch work and the finishing. FYI it was hand crafted GYW and not machined GYW.

In summary these are the things he changed for me:
1) Heel Sole
2) Front Sole
3) Mid-leather piece, between the heel and the front sole (additional price as mine was deteriorating badly)
4) Mid-Leather outsole - runs from the front to the back of the boots (i.e. between the soles and the boots)
5) Cork Filling

He even gave me a couple of stickers and a small keychain of Dr Sole's heel sole. Very friendly chap and nice to deal with. Highly recommended.

If you require his service and you are going to Taipei personally, please inform him 1.5-2 mths ahead of time, depending on his order lead time. Otherwise you can always send to him via air mail.

I shall show you some before photos:

He removed the sole and found out that the cork has deteriorated due to constant contact with water and salt.

is the beckman not suitable for our spore weather condition which we can always see rain and wet?
the mid sole which is made of leather got wet and rotten?

 

[atalyer]

is the beckman not suitable for our spore weather condition which we can always see rain and wet?
the mid sole which is made of leather got wet and rotten?

I wear it for the past 5 years, rode motor sometimes... No issues except the sole wearing out

Thanks Flaming for that heads up... Sent them a inquiry right after I saw your post. Local RW still haven't appoint their local cobbler for goodyear welt when I last checked with them last week

 

[akloaklo]

Any idea if local redwing store will participate in the gss?

 

[ChickRice]

What kind of conditional or wax do you guys use for maintaining leather shoes?

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[cannotliao]

i using obenauf for all my leather stuffs, you can buy from amazon or locally. their leather oil is easier to apply than LP. you can watch youtube for obenauf review.
for best deal RW go hoot from amazon and use the 3rd party forwarder, just wait patiently the price to drop at amazon, the prices over there can keep going up and down like stock market but take note of the sizes, some of the RW models are 1 full size large than your running shoe, some are true to size.

 

[tecnica]

Anyone knows local classic chukka retails how much ah?

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[Flaming]

is the beckman not suitable for our spore weather condition which we can always see rain and wet?
the mid sole which is made of leather got wet and rotten?

No lah.. cos my sole cracked.. so water seeped in over time during raining season and hence, the sole has rot.

 

[kazuki666]

Does anyone have experience with cracking and peeling of their Red Wing boots? My 8165 is getting that and it looks kinda worrying how long it may tahan. Its my first pair lor...

 

[patryn33]

How are you caring for your boots?

 

[kazuki666]

How are you caring for your boots?

Trash it like my saf no4 boots. Haha
I will diligently brush it after every wear, keep it in shoe tree, mink it like every quarter or it feels dry. Strangely I treat it similar to my 875 but it's OK though...

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[FrogGreen]

How are you caring for your boots?

i only use bata mink oil.. serious.

just oil and dry it in the sun.

 

[Bloodbro32]

just oiled last night.

 

[morgans737]

Hi, which country has the lowest red wings price now? Is it still US?

 

[Rong626]

I'm debating to get timberland boots or a red wing. I suppose price matters the most...