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Leather boots go black when wet

  • 09-02-2011 3:04pm
    #1
    Freiheit
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    even if a drop of tea falls on them they go black. They return to their burgundy colour within a few minutes but this a a fairly odd phenomenon. Never seen it before and wondering if it's likely to do any long term damage. Ireland is wet country and I drink lot's of tea so keeping them dry is likely to prove impossible! Has anyone else experienced this and can they explain it?.
    Danke schoen!
    F:)


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  • #2
    Freiheit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭Freiheit


    Thanks, but I live in the west, could you tell me what it's called and I could maybe look for it?. Does it fulfill the role of a normal boot cream also?.


  • #3
    shinikins
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    Are they leather or suede? It'd be very unusual for a pair of leather boots to darken like that unless they were raw untreated leather. You can buy leather protector or scotchguard spray in most shoe shops, but they will darken the colour too. Only real sloution is to mot wear them on wet days!!


  • #4
    Tayla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭Tayla


    Freiheit wrote: »
    even if a drop of tea falls on them they go black. They return to their burgundy colour within a few minutes but this a a fairly odd phenomenon. Never seen it before and wondering if it's likely to do any long term damage. Ireland is wet country and I drink lot's of tea so keeping them dry is likely to prove impossible! Has anyone else experienced this and can they explain it?.
    Danke schoen!
    F:)


    I've got a pair of burgundy leather boots that don't get discoloured in the rain but I have a pair of brown ones that do...had them for 3 years now and no long term damage....

    OT but Ireland really isn't that wet a country....I don't understand why people say that all the time....Before this week where I am we've had no rain for aaaaaaages!!!


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