{"id":2271,"date":"2018-02-14T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T22:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikwax.com\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2024-10-24T08:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:40:06","slug":"nikwax-testimonials-the-tale-of-the-dirty-barn-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikwax.com\/en-us\/posts\/nikwax-testimonials-the-tale-of-the-dirty-barn-boots\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikwax Testimonials: “The Tale of The Dirty Barn Boots”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guest Contributor: Cari Cook<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have Spring Fever?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, most years, I already have a bad case of the \u201cfever\u201d by February, and so I start cleaning things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I usually clean my house, the tack room, work studio, and riding gear. Recently, I went riding and looked down at my boots and sighed in disappointment and frustration\u2026those things were a mess! I had been using house hold cleaners on them because they would get covered in barn dirt and begin to smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you work out in a barn at all, I am sure you can relate to both of those realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dirty and needing some serious care.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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I recently had an opportunity to try Nikwax\u2019s Footwear Cleaning Gel<\/a> and one of their leather-focused products, Conditioner for Leather<\/a>. I wanted to give fresh life to those tired barn boots of mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleaning.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Footwear Cleaning Gel<\/a> is an easy to use cleaner for all waterproof outdoor and sports footwear (smooth leather, suede, nubuck, and fabric<\/em>).  It gently cleans, lifts out dirt, and revives breathability. So I started with the first step…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the directions on the bottle, I took my yucky boots and rinsed them with clean water to remove caked-on mud and dirt, and to dampen them. After shaking the bottle thoroughly, I took the top off, pressed down on the sponge applicator to break the seal, and then applied the product generously over the boots. I could have used a stiffer brush to knock off some of the stubborn dirt, but the sponge on the bottle worked well enough to get the job done. Lastly, I rinsed them off with clean water, and there I was\u2026with clean boots!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I wanted to also keep them sealed and prevent any cracking or drying-out, so I moved on to the next step\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conditioning.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Conditioner for Leather<\/a> is used to break in and waterproof new full grain leather footwear and restore suppleness to dried-out leather. It was nice because it could be used directly after cleaning,<\/em> while the boots were still wet.  For each of my boots, I applied the product liberally to the whole boot making sure I pushed it into any cracks and seams. After letting the boots sit for 2 minutes, I wiped them down with a soft cloth to finish the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Didn’t recognize my own boots!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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I am really hard on my gear. Up until now, I have just been dealing with the dirt, because I did not know of anything out there that would do the job of restoring my items back to their former glory and make them look nicer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you can tell from my pictures how great these boots look now and how shiny the leather is. I will totally be recommending these products to my friends, because now I have something that I can use to revive my personal outdoor gear and my horse equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Testimonial submitted by Cari Cook, an artist and recreational horse-rider from Colorado.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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