My buddy is in and out of many different stores, the uppers get dragged along the floor in all kinds of mess. What should he do to make these last the longest?
Walk more slowly. then he will spend more time in each store.
And the more messy stores the longer it takes.
I have trouble picturing exactly what gait would result in the upper parts of a shoe being dragged along the floor.
And are these “stores” slaughterhouses or what?
The pub crawl.
CMC fnord!
lots of stocking low shelves, that’s what.
I came here for advice, not snarky comments.
Are the shoes supposed to be greasy, and you want to know how to keep them that way? Or do they get greasy from dragging through the messy stores, and you want to ungrease them? I’m confused.
He could crouch instead of kneel, or sit on a low box. Of course when you crouch in Docs you split the sole alongside the ball of your foot, so there’s that.
I used to wear through two pairs a year but I’ve given up on Docs and switched to Timberland Pro boots myself. I have a pair of steel toe internal metguard boots that cost about the same as a similar pair of steel toe external metguard Docs (~$120) and they’ve been a lot more comfortable and durable. I’ve had them for about 8 months and they’re still perfectly intact except for a spot on the toe where I always seem to run over my foot with a pallet jack. I’d advise your friend to at least look at them. Docs have always been kind of disposable as work boots IME.
Greasy is a particular leather finish for Doc Martens, as opposed to smooth.
They have safety toe guards, but the extra inch they add to the length of the boot might make kneeling uncomfortable.
I guess I missed a point here. He’s looking for cleaning or protecting products. The job isn’t going to change. He stocks many stores for a snack maker.
Clean with saddle soap. Re-“grease” with boot oil/neatsfoot oil/mink oil. Protect with Sno-Pruf – if you can find it. I can find references to it on the web (after sifting through annoying respellings to “snow” and “proof”), but haven’t found the actual product.
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An alternate product to try is Huberd’s Shoe Grease.
No. I misremembered the spelling, which is :smack: Snow-Proof. :smack: And then complained about the right spelling being wrong. :smack::smack:
Sno-Seal is a good product. However it’s wax-based and thus not recommended for the “greasy” (actually oil) finish on the boots in question. It would be fine for the “smooth” finish.
I used mink oil on my greasy docs. The leather stayed supple throughout their life. The sole inside and outside the boot gave out before the leather. I applied it when the leather started to look dry. I cleaned them with a damp cloth before oiling them. They would be shiny for a day while the oil soaked in to the leather.