Addendum:

I am pretty sure this color is "Bison", and they don't make that color int he conditioner cream.

But on the other Bison colored shoes, clicking on shoe care, the conditioner is the transparent one.

That's enough to go on?

This shoe is closer to my actual color, except for the part around the upper ankle -- The bison color seems to vary alot from the different photos of different models.

Yeah mine is more dark like that.

Cheers ! ! !

:thumbs-up:

 

Found a couple of other products.

"Kiwi Leather Lotion"

Meltonian (I presume it comes in neutral/clear?)

Anyone?

 

VSC or Bick4

 

Thank you tigerpac.

 

Good luck!

 

Bick4 is a great cleaner/conditioner. All of the people I know with high end western boots swear by the stuff. I also like lexol cleaner, although I don't know how it would work on nubuck. You can pick up a nubuck/suede cleaning kit at walmart.

 

Why do you hesitate to use the products recommended/made by (for) the company that makes the shoes? If the leather really is something quite different and the usual suspects (Saphir, etc) are out of the question, then it may be best to use the product made by the company. At the very least, should the shoes become ruined, you can always claim that you only used the company's stuff and it was the company's stuff that messsed up your shoes.

 

Honestly I wouldn't follow what Ecco recommends over what the tannery people recommend.

 

Honestly I wouldn't follow what Ecco recommends over what the tannery people recommend.

Did I miss something here? What tannery has recommended what product? Concerning the shoes in the OP?

 

The products they've recommended for similar leather. There's nothing out of the ordinary with the leather in the OP.

 

As Ecco owns several tanneries I would just go with the recommended transparent conditioner. I have found that a lot of oiled leather shoes will darken with a little transparent cleaner.

 

Eh, I still wouldn't trust the people who have to offer customers a one-year limited warranty on "attachment of soles to upper and of components of soles to one another" and "durability of outsole" that it will not "deteriorate, crack, or split under normal wearing conditions".

 

One more suggestion--I stopped shining my own shoes. Instead I take them to Nordstrom's where the shine guy does an awesome job. He has all the proper products as well as the knowledge on which product to use. I usually bring a couple bags of shoes and pick them up the next day. At $2.50 a pair plus tip you can't beat it.

 

^^But GatorFL....what of the health benefits associated with
the Zen like experience of maintaining one's own shoes and other belongings?

 

1. Didn't know Nordstrom had shoe shining service, awesome! And even better, cheap! Do I have to have bought the shoes there?

2. Yes, Zen.

3. I read the Bick can darken.

4. Broke down and bought 32oz of VSC. Thinking about repackaging into smaller bottles as someone on the other forum did, as I'm not sure how much of it I can use.

5. Also broke down and bought an ECCO product, I found the stuff in "Bison" color. The reason I was trying to avoid it was that the shipping was more than the product itself, which I found annoying.

Yeah, Nordstrom it is ! ! !

But first I will have to play around with shoe shining and so forth. Going to buy some shoe shining supplies from AE, as they seem reasonably priced.

Also, I was having a devil of a time finding AE shoes that fit me, but I think I have finally got that 90% figured out -- 511 last size 13. So will probably need a little more effort in the shoe shining department. So many choices though ! ! ! More about that later . . .

Thanks you guys are the best ! ! !

Did I leave any questions unanswered ?

And now, off to a short day of work ! ! !

 

Something else, there's another product that comes in a 4oz bottle, Imperial Venetian Leather Balm.

Not sure what it is.

? ? ?

 

Found the leather balm on Zoes site so it appears they make that product as well.

Also, found other size bottles of the VSC, I have no idea why that didn't come up in my google searches the other day.

So in any case I'll be receiving a 32oz can of the stuff.

Question: How does one use it?

Wipe it on with a cloth and rub it in? Apply with a brush let it sit then polish? Some other process?

Thanks!

 

Are there other products comparable or better than the ECCO one? It costs $12 (plus shipping?) for 2.5 oz.

Try a skin lotion, which does pretty much the same thing at a much lower cost.

 

Thanks smmrfld.

That's amazing, I had not heard of that before.

Anyone else doing this?

 

A very nice product that I use on all sorts of leather is called CPR.

I bought some from my cobbler ( a member here, cobblestone) and they don't sell junk.

Then I saw some bigger bottles at Tuesday morning for like $4.

Highly recommend for oiled leather especially. Cleans fish guts and bait off sperrys.

 

Thanks smmrfld.

That's amazing, I had not heard of that before.

Anyone else doing this?

Have used Eucerin for years on a variety of shoes, including sparingly on shell as needed, with great results. I'm sure other brands would work just as well. Certainly cheap enough, esp when purchased at big box stores. As with any product, test on a small area at first, but the moisturizing/conditioning properties have been consistently good for me; I was originally tipped off to the idea by the staff at Glaser Bros. in San Francisco. As they put it, "it's all just skin, you know."

 

thanks FD, somehow I just noticed your reply.

so anyway how to apply the vsc?

anyone?

and thanks!