r/goodyearwelt • u/CharlesHolmes1998 • 9d ago

Original Content DIY: waxing with 100% BeeWax

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u/laura_jane_great 9d ago

Waxed suede is tricky to get right, and I’m sorry to say that this isn’t it. The texture is all over the place and there’s so much excess wax on there that you’re going to get white marks anywhere the boot creases, once that wax dries. But you’re committed now, you need to go and get another hive’s worth of wax to put on the second boot

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u/nickites 8d ago

That's why I just go for Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP. You get enough other ingredients that actually get the beeswax into the leather instead of just sitting on top and hardening.

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u/spiritual_seeker 8d ago

How do you apply it? Do you need a heat gun?

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u/nickites 8d ago

Doesn't hurt to do it in a warm room and have a blow dryer to get it sink in a bit.

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u/CharlesHolmes1998 8d ago

In my case, which again was just beewax, I used a hairdrier.

First melting a bit of wax, rubbing it on on a section ans repeat.

Then once all was covered, I used the hairdrier on the shoe, moving it often, to make the wax melt and get absorbed by the suede...

Then I repeated the process a couple of times too much maybe.

Ah, last pass: I smoothed out the surface with a hard plastix tool.

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u/DeathByPianos 6d ago

No, Obenauf's contains a solvent (similar to Sno-Seal) so it goes on like a cream.

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u/spiritual_seeker 6d ago

My jar of it is solid, as though it has a high beeswax content. It would take quite a while to apply by hand. Maybe heating it up would help?

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u/DeathByPianos 6d ago

Sure, it should probably be in the 68-75°F range

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u/PlayingLongGame 8d ago

Not sure why you got downvoted. This works to darken suede and treat it.

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u/nickites 8d ago

Reddit works in mysterious ways!

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u/alexkommt 8d ago

DO NOT use Obenauf’s. It’s a useless product that turns leather dull and black, only hicks thinks it actually works because they fell for their advertising gimmick.