New Life to Old Boots

This is a quick hack to show how to revive old leather boots.  My Timberland boots were looking a little washed out and worse for wear. After looking on the internet and a visit to my local Timpson's (Cobbler chain) I found a really good way to bring my boots back to nearly new (in my opinion anyway!).   

This is what my boots looked like at the start.....

 

I have not been sponsored for this blog and the materials used were either suggested on the Internet or by my local Timpson's shop.

Step 1 - Materials

1. Cloth (my preference was a non-branded microfibre, however the traditional yellow duster or soft cloth is fine)
2. Cherry Blossom Mid Brown Renovating Shoe Polish £4.25, however this is a lot cheaper online.  Please get the colour that is closest to your boots.
3. Timpson's Cobbler's Cream £5.25
4. Soft Bristle Brush. £1.00. I used an Ikea dish brush
5. Squirt of Washing Up Liquid.

Step 2 - Clean the Boots/Shoes

1. Remove laces from the boots/shoes
2. Clean the leather with some warm water and a squirt of washing up liquid concentrating on heavy stains.
3. Rinse with cold water
4. Pat dry the leather with either the cloth or kitchen roll
5. Leave tor dry completely

Step 3 - Apply the shoe polish

1. Using the cloth apply the shoe polish liberally over the entire shoe boot using a circular motion
2. Take care if there are other materials on the shoe/boot.  Don't get the polish on this as it will stain. If needed use masking tape. 
3. Remember to cover the tongue of the shoe/boot.
4. Repeat the process with the other shoe/boot.
5. Buff the leather to remove any excess and to a shine.
6. You can leave the boot at this point, however I wanted a deeper colour and shine.

Step 4 - Protect, Nourish and Polish 

1. With your cloth, liberally apply the Cobbler Cream to both boots working into the leather.
2. Leave to dry for around 30 mins
3. Buff to a nice shine.
4. Replace your laces!
5. Your boots/shoes should now be looking nearly new!

 This was nearly the colour of the boot when I bought them. As you can see they look nearly as good as new

For the price of around £10 and around 24 hours (including drying times) I managed to save my good boots and save myself some money!!!

Thanks for reading and let me know if you want me to cover anything else.  Please leave any comments below.....