I've applied Pecards Oil twice and I'm about to do it again.
Thanks Urbanwoodsman! They've aged really nicely. Interesting that in these photos, the Nat CXL and the distressed smooth look even more alike after 6 months of tough love than they did when brand new.
Are these the same boots? In this pic it's much easier to see the difference in the leathers. Is this what they typically look like in daylight?
Leftcoast - these boots (re-posted from prior page) are all nat. cxl BHs, 9-10 mos of regular wear, several times per week - stains across insteps are from indigo, and darkness on top of left boot is from motorcycle shifter. I have not touched them with any sort of leather treatment or tried to clean them (they are not really dirty from normal streetwear). hopefully this gives you an idea of how the cxl ages.
Thanks Bluegrass, that is helpful. Looks like the leather has hardly darkened at all.
Yeah man. Now I have to decide which pair to use for the boot comp.
Baker's Bounty Hunters by White's Boots
Toe Vamp Leather - Distressed Smooth(Brown)
Counter Leather - Distressed Smooth(Brown)
Upper (Shaft) Leather - Natural Chrome Excel by Horween
Celastic Toe Box - Single
Height - 8"
Midsole - Single
Heel Base - 90 Degree Blocked off Heel (Traveler)
Last - Semi Dress (Bounty Hunter)
Top - Cut Top (standard)
Hardware - All Nickel Eyes
Pull Loops - Leather Pull Loops - Distressed smooth
Lace Design - Plain Toe
Sole - Vibram 430 Mini Vib
Sole trim - standard trim
Edge - Natural
Heel Lifts - Standard
Leather laces
False tongue - Natural Chrome Excel by Horween
Urbanwoodsman, any chance of getting a picture or a description of how these boots have aged? I'm curious about how the brown distressed leather is evolving compared to the Nat CXL.
From your pics, the 2 leathers look extremely similar when new, except that the Nat CXL seems to have a bit of a sheen, while the distressed smooth looks completely matte. Is that accurate? Any other differences?
How about 6 months later?
I'm thinking about ordering a pair of BHs in one of these leathers (or maybe both, like you have done), and it would be really helpful to understand how each of them wears over time. You've got them both of them on the same boot, so it's nearly a perfect controlled experiment!
