https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/leather-boots-got-dark-as-if-wet-after-i-applied-beeswax Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:47:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/leather-boots-got-dark-as-if-wet-after-i-applied-beeswax#post-1556358 Sun, 13 Sep 2015 20:29:59 +0000 shoppingisfun 1556358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Every type of waterproofer I have used says on the bottle that it may darken the leather. I just use the spray on silicone stuff. I guess it does darken it a little but I don't really care lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/leather-boots-got-dark-as-if-wet-after-i-applied-beeswax#post-1555427 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:31:15 +0000 ladyjules 1555427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did they ever come back to their original color/ were they at least waterproof-ed? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/leather-boots-got-dark-as-if-wet-after-i-applied-beeswax#post-1555237 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:10:41 +0000 lyn67 1555237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, unfortunatelly I did that mistake, too:-). My DD was not happy to see her leather docs darkened:-((. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/leather-boots-got-dark-as-if-wet-after-i-applied-beeswax#post-1555235 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:07:03 +0000 ladyjules 1555235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bought a pair of boots that kind of look and feel like cowboy<br /> boots (if it's any helpful information on the type of leather). They<br /> look like this: <a href="http://ccc.eu/en/woman/catalog/Lasocki/348546" rel="nofollow">http://ccc.eu/en/woman/catalog/Lasocki/348546</a> They're the same brand.<br />I<br /> thought I'd add some beeswax before wearing them for the first time<br /> since it was raining, and they started darkening as if wet when I<br /> applied the product. The more I added the darker they got so fortunately<br /> I stopped right in time, but after 20 hours or so I still can see them<br /> darker where I applied the product. I am not sure if the beeswax helped<br /> with the water, it doesn't seem to create a protecting layer. They also<br /> had some sort of shine to them I think I just ruined.<br />So my question<br /> is how should I deal with this type of leather? What to do to protect<br /> them against water and rain? What kind of product would not darken my<br /> boots?</p> </p>