As a wearer of Timberland Nubuck boots for the last 40 years (different pairs of boots I purchased through the years), it never bothered me to use various water proofing that would end up changing the knap and color of the boot. I always thought it added to the character of the boot. Therefore using bees wax was the best for water proofing.
hey so actually when i bought my a pair of timbs the person that sold em to me also sold em the waximum stuff, and never used it, but yesterday i thought about cleaning em and decided to apply it to my pair, and now im completely destroyed because they look so bad, please make a vid on how to remove the wax from the boot 😭
Dude ! Thank you!!! I thought I was all badass. Navy trained, 40 years ago. Brainwashed to always keep my leather primo. Hell yes, I made my Vasque boots last for 20 years (then murdered by storing in a “climate controlled” storage unit a mile from the Gulf Coast for 7 years. That killed my Ariat riding boots, too. Heels crumbled like feta cheese. WTF? I was crying. They were the killer!). Just pulled the trigger on some sweet new Hoka hikers, all nubuck uppers. They arrive tomorrow. Can’t/won’t wear them until I give them some love juice. But what? Google answers didn’t satisfy, something missing. Scoped your vid, saved my ass. Balm! Now looking for the best. Maybe timberland, maybe sumpin’ else. Vamos a ver. Endless thanks, brother !!!
I have a black pair and was going to use conditioner to darken them. Is it possible to brush the nap up with the conditioner to get that nubuck texture back?
Def wanna see how you get them back to original. One got some tims that are about 3yrs old, and I would like to get them back to the bright yellow they use to be
@@edcvibes thanks, I’m just wondering because I was a bit oblivious when I first bought them a year ago, and I used a suede brush, and the nap wore down a bit on the toe box, but they still look fresh and brand new, thanks though, love the vids :)
Oiled suede actually doesn’t look bad at all. That, and over time the oil will smooth over the edges of the suede into more of a polished boot look, giving it a truly well aged look, all while being so well treated that it should be water resistant for years. Personally a used pair of nubuck leather boots ends up having that worn, polished look to it over time anyway. If you do it on day one when it’s fresh and clean with a load of mink oil and condition it, just helps break in a good pair of boots imo.
😂 i traded in my rio flex boots from red wing after 5 days due to a half size to big so i got ones that fit perfectly now and the first time i mink oiled it and it looked pretty nice but now that im looking into it i never knew most people like the look of that nubuck Hahah sitting here debating if i should again
I had 2 pair work boots. Rotation and washing per a week. After washing my boots with saddle soap make it to be soak by water, what should I do? Use conditioner, oil, mink oil, leather balm?
The original color of every Timberland will fade over time since they are treated with chemicals and dye at the factory for that yellow look. Mink oil will darken your leather. The best thing to do is clean your boot and spray it with clear protector like what’s available in this kit: www.amazon.com/Leather-Honey-Suede-Nubuck-Care/dp/B0D3SN9Q59/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2JQG4YW6YE0TF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jO8WT92s-hCwc78YuBEnkL7kKmvFOuW_VdqHiUpX0etU9xq8UKvsa6v1R00IiWOx-3uFY8tt6FCtT8td0qVs61h4OwlBLIH9UpCNh8hnu1EBdl0UwnzlY3-bfLHmT08FSPcBFhGVmu5t7qkt7_r4VAdOXahZ9pEG2-IOqQBl_CKNq1gAYItpNky1Ygp15tNPIDq_4tAO4M2rjLwtLz72upxf659AZDRVnc-13csmGmAYL8BBkPjQL7YyxDdSbJwL28NQ07zUSOsGffoqKbOeuRS9Fd8KatF0VCCqVQ3PmNg.TilhjuDitBQT9E90wZLtv9rSssLRVW-w5JWdQQD8d5Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=leather+honey+suede+%26+nubuck+care+kit&qid=1734756496&sprefix=leather+honey+nubuck%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-3
Timberland sells products for their nubuck. Nubuck, especially a full grain, lightly brushed one, can look great conditioned/waxed. It can really show some depth in the leather and age really nice. Just a different look. Otherwise probably have to use silicone for protection.
Hello, my Apple LCII called, they want their font back, Salty Fish. I also have Bick4, Chamberlains and Leather Milk...also have some random mink, Cobbler's Choice conditioner, and Obenhauf's. I'm liking that Ray Holes saddle butter.
Vaseline grease on my 20 y.o. boots (once they dried after a good wash with warm water and dish detergent). The nubuck leather has never been softer, the water runs away and I couldn't care less about the darker color ;-)
Use dish soap diluted with water and see if it lifts out some of the conditioner. As a last resort use a bit of saddle soap but make sure you remove the saddle soap with a damp rag afterwards. Unfortunately they’ll never look EXACTLY the same as before but you can lighten them up by removing some of the conditioner this way
@edcvibes thank you for replying, I only put some on the top portion of the boot and wiped it off like 2 minutes after, they're not timberland boots, thier thursday boots but they have that nubuck leather finish. I unfortunately used the worst one too.. leather honey 😭
On timberlands website it says exactly what products to use and not to use on your boots depending on what leather you have. I don’t get why people wax they nubuck leather, I do use some water repellent spray twice a year or so. To answer your rhetorical question in your video, timberland sells “waxium” or whatever it’s called, because they also have other types of leather too, they’re not nubuck only
Because timberland makes a lot of different styles of boots. But I think you know that. This is however the most iconic timberland boot the one that people think of when they think of timberland. Thanks for the video though. It was very informative I'm back for the second time. Also I think you should do the other boot the same and sell them. I bet you somebody would buy them.
Oddly enough this is misleading. My Timberland ARE definitely leather. This may be the case for nubuck yet again this post stated Timberland which has a good few styles of materials
2:55 Timberland sell wax leather protector because they sell a lot of goods made from regular leather (boat shoes, boots, belts, etc) that can be waxed to restore it. The problem with this video is that you are conflating the word "Timberland" to just mean nubuck leather boots rather than recognising that the company sells a wide variety of products.
As a wearer of Timberland Nubuck boots for the last 40 years (different pairs of boots I purchased through the years), it never bothered me to use various water proofing that would end up changing the knap and color of the boot. I always thought it added to the character of the boot. Therefore using bees wax was the best for water proofing.
Please do the restoration as well. Would be awesome if you could do it for black ones too
I second this
Black ones please :)
(looks better oil/wax conditioned)
you do realize you can buy timbs with smoot leather, right?
yes
hey so actually when i bought my a pair of timbs the person that sold em to me also sold em the waximum stuff, and never used it, but yesterday i thought about cleaning em and decided to apply it to my pair, and now im completely destroyed because they look so bad, please make a vid on how to remove the wax from the boot 😭
I did this to my boot with a conditioner and ruined them. I had to deep clean them to get them normal again. Only use Timberland balm proofer now.
Dude !
Thank you!!!
I thought I was all badass.
Navy trained, 40 years ago. Brainwashed to always keep my leather primo. Hell yes,
I made my Vasque boots last for 20 years (then murdered by storing in a “climate controlled” storage unit a mile from the Gulf Coast for 7 years. That killed my Ariat riding boots, too. Heels crumbled like feta cheese. WTF? I was crying. They were the killer!).
Just pulled the trigger on some
sweet new Hoka hikers, all nubuck uppers.
They arrive tomorrow.
Can’t/won’t wear them until I give them some love juice. But what?
Google answers didn’t satisfy, something missing.
Scoped your vid, saved my ass.
Balm!
Now looking for the best. Maybe timberland, maybe sumpin’ else. Vamos a ver.
Endless thanks, brother !!!
Glad I could help!
This was sooo helpful! Thank you! God bless you.
I have a black pair and was going to use conditioner to darken them. Is it possible to brush the nap up with the conditioner to get that nubuck texture back?
will you do the restoration video unknowingly did same thing to my boots😅
Def wanna see how you get them back to original. One got some tims that are about 3yrs old, and I would like to get them back to the bright yellow they use to be
Sapphire renovator is a spray conditioner ment for new buck leather. Leather is still skin from an animal that needs to be hydrated.
How do you bring it bqck to its former glory?
So would these products make black ones that look a bit grey, black again?
Yes they would darken back to black. For true black you can add a bit of black polish
What makes the water fall off the shoe? Is it the nap? Or is it the balm proofer?
Balm proofed
@@edcvibes thanks, I’m just wondering because I was a bit oblivious when I first bought them a year ago, and I used a suede brush, and the nap wore down a bit on the toe box, but they still look fresh and brand new, thanks though, love the vids :)
Oiled suede actually doesn’t look bad at all. That, and over time the oil will smooth over the edges of the suede into more of a polished boot look, giving it a truly well aged look, all while being so well treated that it should be water resistant for years.
Personally a used pair of nubuck leather boots ends up having that worn, polished look to it over time anyway. If you do it on day one when it’s fresh and clean with a load of mink oil and condition it, just helps break in a good pair of boots imo.
I agree!
😂 i traded in my rio flex boots from red wing after 5 days due to a half size to big so i got ones that fit perfectly now and the first time i mink oiled it and it looked pretty nice but now that im looking into it i never knew most people like the look of that nubuck Hahah sitting here debating if i should again
I had 2 pair work boots. Rotation and washing per a week. After washing my boots with saddle soap make it to be soak by water, what should I do? Use conditioner, oil, mink oil, leather balm?
Balm is a better water proofer
If my Timberland got a faded color, can I use mink oil to restore the original color? Thank you so much!
The original color of every Timberland will fade over time since they are treated with chemicals and dye at the factory for that yellow look. Mink oil will darken your leather. The best thing to do is clean your boot and spray it with clear protector like what’s available in this kit: www.amazon.com/Leather-Honey-Suede-Nubuck-Care/dp/B0D3SN9Q59/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2JQG4YW6YE0TF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jO8WT92s-hCwc78YuBEnkL7kKmvFOuW_VdqHiUpX0etU9xq8UKvsa6v1R00IiWOx-3uFY8tt6FCtT8td0qVs61h4OwlBLIH9UpCNh8hnu1EBdl0UwnzlY3-bfLHmT08FSPcBFhGVmu5t7qkt7_r4VAdOXahZ9pEG2-IOqQBl_CKNq1gAYItpNky1Ygp15tNPIDq_4tAO4M2rjLwtLz72upxf659AZDRVnc-13csmGmAYL8BBkPjQL7YyxDdSbJwL28NQ07zUSOsGffoqKbOeuRS9Fd8KatF0VCCqVQ3PmNg.TilhjuDitBQT9E90wZLtv9rSssLRVW-w5JWdQQD8d5Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=leather+honey+suede+%26+nubuck+care+kit&qid=1734756496&sprefix=leather+honey+nubuck%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-3
@@edcvibes Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
@@edcvibes
Does this advice applies to the black version of this shoes?
Timberland sells products for their nubuck. Nubuck, especially a full grain, lightly brushed one, can look great conditioned/waxed. It can really show some depth in the leather and age really nice. Just a different look. Otherwise probably have to use silicone for protection.
Agreed, it just depends on the look you want to achieve
I just bought some like timberlands, could you recomend me a good waterproofer and conditioner
There’s some good ones in the video description :)
Please share how you reconditioned the boots. Am completely new to Timberland products and accidentally used waximum on the boots😂
You're in luck! I'm making a video on this soon!
Please please please 🙏🏿 🙏🏿 🙏🏿 @@edcvibes
@@edcvibes please man I need to make em look like they used to
Can't wait 😂😂 @@edcvibes
Can you please make a video on how can we clean nubuck of waximum or any wax? 😢
Looking for a restorative vid!
Bro these videos are awesome. Everything from content to editing to voiceover. Keep going and i bet youll hit 1 million subs in no time.
Thanks a ton!
Hello, my Apple LCII called, they want their font back, Salty Fish.
I also have Bick4, Chamberlains and Leather Milk...also have some random mink, Cobbler's Choice conditioner, and Obenhauf's. I'm liking that Ray Holes saddle butter.
Vaseline grease on my 20 y.o. boots (once they dried after a good wash with warm water and dish detergent). The nubuck leather has never been softer, the water runs away and I couldn't care less about the darker color ;-)
But does it ”damage” the boot aside from giving it an alternative finnish?
It actually conditions and makes the leather last longer haha
@ Hahaha lets goo! I actually wanted a darker timberland boot but they were all out of stock when I bought mine. Thanks for the help man🤝🏼
do it again but with the black timbs
Very helpful, nice aesthetic and easy to follow instructions.
I would like to see you restore these boots back to the original color.
How do i fix it, i used leather honey on tham am i cooked? 😭
Use dish soap diluted with water and see if it lifts out some of the conditioner. As a last resort use a bit of saddle soap but make sure you remove the saddle soap with a damp rag afterwards. Unfortunately they’ll never look EXACTLY the same as before but you can lighten them up by removing some of the conditioner this way
@edcvibes thank you for replying, I only put some on the top portion of the boot and wiped it off like 2 minutes after, they're not timberland boots, thier thursday boots but they have that nubuck leather finish. I unfortunately used the worst one too.. leather honey 😭
@edcvibes THANK U SO MUCH ITS EXACTLY HOW IT WAS, MAY GOD BLESS YOU SIR 🙏🤲📿
On timberlands website it says exactly what products to use and not to use on your boots depending on what leather you have. I don’t get why people wax they nubuck leather, I do use some water repellent spray twice a year or so.
To answer your rhetorical question in your video, timberland sells “waxium” or whatever it’s called, because they also have other types of leather too, they’re not nubuck only
If you Google “Timberlands Conditioner” Waximum is the top result. That leads to a lot of confusion
Because timberland makes a lot of different styles of boots. But I think you know that. This is however the most iconic timberland boot the one that people think of when they think of timberland. Thanks for the video though. It was very informative I'm back for the second time. Also I think you should do the other boot the same and sell them. I bet you somebody would buy them.
just watched your timberland trilogy. good content
UmmmTimberlands do have leather products. Ppl Just need to
Read Instructions.
Vaseline works great tbf
Oddly enough this is misleading.
My Timberland ARE definitely leather.
This may be the case for nubuck yet again this post stated Timberland which has a good few styles of materials
Timberland sells full grain leather boots, but their most common is nubuck
Timberland scamming their customers blatantly 😂😂😂😂
2:55 Timberland sell wax leather protector because they sell a lot of goods made from regular leather (boat shoes, boots, belts, etc) that can be waxed to restore it. The problem with this video is that you are conflating the word "Timberland" to just mean nubuck leather boots rather than recognising that the company sells a wide variety of products.
True, problem is I get many viewers needing help because they accidentally condition and/or wax the nubuck boots that Timberland is most known for.
The title also says for “X oil & wax on Nubuck leather”
So you choose the more than likely carcinogenic chemical spray over the certainly not carcinogenic pastes/oils/waxes.
Quite the choice there...
It’s to remove previous oils and conditioners. I would never use it on a dry boot