https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:53:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2353804 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:02:47 +0000 Anonymous 2353804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is for leather boots. Coat the boots with Vaseline and put them in the oven set at about 150-200 degrees F. The Vaseline soaks into the leather, waterproofing it. It really works. I’m </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349515 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:33:14 +0000 Suz 2349515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you, Toronto/Ottawa/ Montreal streets are murder on footwear. Kingston was really bad, too. The freeze/ ice/ thaw cycle is horrid.&nbsp;</p> <p>I did what&nbsp;<b>Carla</b> does, pretty much, when I lived there. I also took a page from the forum member that <b>Jules </b>mentions. (Can't recall her name off the top of my head.) I wasn't working outside the home very often at that point, but I was spending a lot of time outdoors, walking here and there. And it was not as urban an environment as Toronto -- a bit colder, sidewalks weren't necessarily cleared quickly, etc. </p> <p>So I faced reality -- for my walking lifestyle, I needed winter <b>boots </b>-- booties just would not cut it. I got some moto boots, combat boots, some chelsea boots with lug soles -- as well as a pair of genuine snow boots. Booties became -- essentially -- indoor wear. Or what I thought of as pure city wear. I'd put on booties if the streets were not terribly slushy/ slick only, and if I was going to be indoors for most time out of the house.&nbsp;</p> <p>This made it more difficult to come up with outfits I liked, or at minimum reduced outfit variety in the winter.&nbsp;</p> <p>In my current climate, I aim to buy waterproof footwear. It's just so much more practical. But if I choose unwaterproofed leather (like my new Ecco booties) I spray with waterproofing at start of season and inspect and clean after most wearings. We don't have to contend with a lot of salt on the roads here, which makes a huge difference.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349513 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:38:04 +0000 Irina 2349513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to keep a pair or two of pumps in my locker at work. But not anymore, I work from the office only a few days now and for a few hours in those days I’m in.&nbsp;<div>I really, really dislike snow boots with rubber bottoms. I still have a pair of leather Converse that can take the slushy, salted streets. But I was wearing one of them when I slipped and fell. So, there is that.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks everyone, I will purchase the spray and hope for the best.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349487 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:21:40 +0000 Helena 2349487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is why I only wear Blondos or rubber boots in bad weather ... because I can just hose them off and be done with it lol.&nbsp;</p> <p>No great waterproofing suggestions but when I wore proper shoes out on dirty winter sidewalks, I would use a salt remover daily to give them a quick wipe with, and that worked really well. The particular one I had I can't find online but there seem to be many similar products ...</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349480 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:14:55 +0000 Jules 2349480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Once upon a time there was a forum member in Peterborough i believe who was a stompy boot lover and had a whole collection of stylish boots she kept at the office! She wore her true snow/slush boots for her commute only and changed there (and looked great).. </p> <p>I mention it because it hadn’t occurred to me to leave actual boots for indoor wear, only shoes, which then presented style &amp; proportion issues with my winter outfits. Not good!</p> <p>Prepandemic, I had a pair of black booties with a slightly too-high heel for much walking that I kept as office boots. Currently I have shoes, felt Birkenstock Bostons bought specifically for this purpose when I created a winter capsule last year (I know you don’t love capsules, lol!). I don’t change every day it depends on what I wore in and my outfit. </p> <p>I should actually treat some of my boots this year so thanks for reminding me. Will consult the suggestions above as I have no magic product list. When the snow/slush/salt season really gets going I wear mostly waterproof boots, usually in a type of finish that can handle a bit of white staining without looking terrible. Not refined, shiny, black… probably not your thing really. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349477 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:21:14 +0000 Zaeobi 2349477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do waterproof leather using Clarks (before wearing for the season and maybe again during, depending on their usage/ the weather) but I agree that sadly it will only get you so far - I remember wearing wellies and heavy duty 'proper' boots for the darkest, coldest winter days of my commute (then I change into something more amenable once I get to work). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349471 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 02:54:04 +0000 Style Fan 2349471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Toronto streets in the winter are covered in salt. I remember using Dubbin with some success. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349464 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:36:40 +0000 Irina 2349464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>RunCarla,&nbsp;</b>no, not anymore. My office now is on Lakeshore , across the Billy Bishop Airport.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349462 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:33:07 +0000 Carla 2349462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>Irina&nbsp;</b>- can you travel the&nbsp;<b>PATH</b>?&nbsp; </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://map-of-toronto.com/other-maps/path-toronto-map">https://map-of-toronto.com/oth.....oronto-map</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349461 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:28:23 +0000 Irina 2349461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Style Fan&amp; RunCarla<i>,&nbsp;<br /></i></b>Thanks, you understand so well what I’m dealing with. The streets are so covered with salt that I get salt stains even after a rain like yesterday &nbsp; I can’t bring myself to wear snowboots with rubber bottoms to the office or anyplace else, if I’m honest. I can only wear them on my walks.&nbsp;<div>I’m very diligent with my shoe care and use conditioners and wax products often. Hope to get them protected better more.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349449 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:39:58 +0000 Carla 2349449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I spray all my leather footwear with waterproofing as soon as I buy them. &nbsp;Two treatments with at least 1 hour in between applications. &nbsp;Afterwards (a couple of months - when they look like they need attention) I ‘polish’ with dubbin or mink oil. &nbsp;Let it set for a day, and spray with waterproofing.</p> <p>It works well enough, but not for long slogs through salt and slush. &nbsp;For that I wear ‘proper’ winter boots. &nbsp;I feel your pain, <b>Irina. &nbsp;</b>Toronto walking conditions are the worst! &nbsp;</p> <p> <div><br /></div><div>FWIW, the mink oil does a decent job countering&nbsp;<i>some&nbsp;</i>of the damage from wet snow and salt and is worth a try if you think the footwear is ruined. &nbsp;I do treat leather purses and belts too, but lightly and polish hard with a cloth to eliminate ‘grease’ transfer, IYKWIM. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I”m not sure about faux products, however DS#1 has a pair of faux leather boots from Call It Spring that I&nbsp;<i>thought&nbsp;</i>were leather - they look so good - and they seem shockingly impervious to the worst conditions!</div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349444 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:29:40 +0000 Style Fan 2349444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not going to be very helpful in terms of recommending products.&nbsp; I have learned the hard and expensive way not to buy winter boots that are not waterproof.&nbsp; I used all kinds of sprays, but none of them worked.&nbsp; I think the creams were the best.&nbsp; I remember rubbing them in.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />I bought some wipes from the local shoe stores that wipe away the salt from my boots, but all my boots are waterproof leather.<br />The salt on the streets of Toronto is overdone.&nbsp; I just returned from there and had to wipe Garth's paws constantly.&nbsp; He refuses to wear boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349442 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:22:32 +0000 Anonymous 2349442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I spray boots in the fall and spring when the weather allows, &nbsp;it to waterproof them but to make them easier to clean. I usually buy whatever brand is in the shoe section of the store when I need it and do not see much difference between brands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98%e2%80%98tis-the-season---waterproofing-boots#post-2349436 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:01:12 +0000 Irina 2349436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I struggle with waterproofing my boots. On one hand, I do spray my boots, on another - I doubt it works.&nbsp;<div>So, I spay, let it dry and wear boots. But in this weather I need to wash them almost after every use to remove salt stains and dirt. Do I reapply? Or the salt stains that instantly appear on my boots are the sign that I didn’t apply the protector correctly?<br />Do you waterproof your boots? How? How often? And what spray would you recommend? I just finished mine from Ecco and I’m not going to repurchase it.&nbsp;</div> </p>