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Old 01-18-2010, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by strelnik View Post
There's some stuff called Hide food that makes leather supple but doesn't soak the leather in the process. It's very hard to do any cosmetic dyeing of boots if the leather has been already treated with conditioner, but if the dye gets in there first, then the dye will last and the conditioner and subsequent oils applied will protect the coating.

You may want to do some research first before you buy/attempt anything.
The product to which you refer is now called Connolly's Hide Care. FDA had concerns with the word "food" in the name. I remember using this back in the '70s. Good stuff, reputedly recommended by Rolls Royce for the leather in their cars. A google search will probably turn up places to purchase it.
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