I'm waterproofing a pair of Lowa Tibets.
In a video Lowa tell you to use only water based wax and spray. Is this the case or is using silicone waxes ok too?
What are folks actually doing for their boot?
I'm waterproofing a pair of Lowa Tibets.
In a video Lowa tell you to use only water based wax and spray. Is this the case or is using silicone waxes ok too?
What are folks actually doing for their boot?
Use what they suggest. The glue that holds the rand on comes undone if you use the wrong stuff, I learnt this from experience.
You may find that using a product that hasn’t been approved by Lowa will invalidate the warranty - at least this is what I was told regarding some Meindl boots I used to have.
Meindl and Lowa (and Hanwag) are made by brothers and I would be surprised if the warranties were vastly different.
If the Goretex liner is still functioning and the boots are waterproof use the lowa dressing. If the gortex is time expired and leaks, then lift and re-glue the rand with proper glue and use the Castor oil and Zinc cream that chemists sell to prevent baby's nappy rash to protect and waterproof the boots.
Once the gortex liner is worn through, (toe nails) leather treatments/sealers only provide short term water proofing. Silicone or wax based. A couple of days in wet grass and bush and it wears off the leather despite how much you rub and hair dryer it in. It’s pretty frustrating.new boot time.
Do you make that up yourself or is it a commercial product?
..ignore, just saw above..
Still around seal skinz and available in NZ from most big players
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