Posts made by Mlwdp

@FlavourFade its overpriced in EBay imo. I use Worldshopping. They’re appearing almost everywhere now and their service is pretty good.

@FlavourFade I get mine shipped from Stumptown Japan via a proxy.

Roller Magazine x Wesco Romeo

I don’t wear these that much anymore. Would love for Ironheart to do their spin on the Romeo’s.

@setyoustraight not bad! They look similar to my CXL minus the half sole and brass buckles. Wish Wesco would put CXL in the regular selection instead of having it as a request only leather.

Thanks! The leather is teacore, which I believe is the same for Whites.

Shoe shine day for the new year. Black Chromexcel

After a collonil polishing. Black CXL.

Old school canvas

Has anybody here polished their buckles on their Boss/Mister Lou yet? Wesco Sentayga posted on instagram their version of polishing and I was wondering if anybody here has done it before?

Just gave them a condition and clean.  This Collonil 1909 stuff is amazing! The Chromexcel leather really ate it up.  The Bick5 is for inside cleaning of the boot. Collonil goat hair brush.

Having used Saphir myself on both Horsehide(Horween) and Chromexcel leather Boss, I feel there’s probably a better leather conditioner out there for the leather IMO.  I’m deciding between either using Collonil or Tapir for my black Chromexcel boss boot.  Not a fan of the water spots that Saphir produces when the leather gets wet.

As for the boot jack, I personally love mine and get a kick out of it when I whip it out during security line at the airport to take my boots off.  People have that “wtf” look when I use mine lol.

@theofficialhung:

@Mlwdp:

What kind of black leather is this? Domaine, oil tan or horse? I'm trying to order black engineers before the wait time gets too long (12-14 months is already crazy).

It’s Black Chromexcel.  Unlike Brown Chromexcel, It’s an unlisted leather choice so you have to request it when ordering.

It’s going to cost you bigly, but you can get your boots rebuilt by Wesco to go down in a width or up in width.  I had a MP toe boss in D width once that was too narrow later rebuilt in E width.  You can find them posted in this thread.  It’s the Horween Horsehide one.

They’re finished!

Spec:

Black Chromexcel

Leather lining

Vintage triple stitching

Dr Sole sole

Roller buckles by http://hukurokuju.com/

Wesco Boss.  Black Chromexcel.  Dr Sole resole.

The mini family is complete

Rebuilt.  Had black vintage stitching, resoled to 430, longer instrap pand widened to e width.  The old pair is on the bottom.

Anybody here ever hiked in their Boss boots?