Weathering Boots

[swagger]

Took my brand new Orcas and put them through hell. I started by scrubbing them with steel wool to dull up the patina. Once they were sufficiently roughed up, I coated them with wood putty.

 

 

I let them sit for 8 hours and then I scrub off the excess, ensuring that each crack, crevice, and seam retains a good amount of dry wood putty.

 

I then coat the boots with black grease. Make sure it has a high viscosity so it goes on thick.

 

 

 

 

Let it dry for about an hour then scrub the boots down.

 

 

Repeat as many times as you want until you get the desired look.

 

 

For the soles i mixed some beige oil-based paint with mineral spirits, about 60/40 and brushed on the slurry in the areas I wanted to touch up.

 

 

 

[Griffin-X]

Nice technique Vic.

[MadMax]

Was wondering to use leather oil soap on the sand colored Orca boots. This usually turns light colored leather darker plus softens them a little.

[swagger]

Was wondering to use leather oil soap on the sand colored Orca boots. This usually turns light colored leather darker plus softens them a little.

 

It could work but I personally didn't want to leave the leather nice and supple. I wanted it to look like it's been through a lot of grime, dirt, and hell.

[karmajay]

Let it dry for about an hour then scrub the boots down.

 

What did you scrub the grease off with? Thanks!

[swagger]

 

 

What did you scrub the grease off with? Thanks!

 

Just a scrub brush that I should have asked permission from my wife to use first before I f&$ked it all up with grease and wood putty.

[Caligari]

Cool techniques...thanks for sharing! I'll have to remember this when I get to that point.

[xDESTRONx]

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[Overlander]

Great weathering techniques. Thanks!

[ST-16390]

Great idea on the wood putty. I wouldn't have thought of that but it worked well.

[TK3100]

Very cool! I didnt have the heart to do mine with anything permanent. I wore them with dress casual to break them in and everyone complimented me on the style. Now I am a clean ST.

[KheTara]

Ugh. WHY does everything have to be so grubby/weathered?!! I'll get em scuffy but but a dirty uniform never really made sense to me.

[KOtrooper]

I like the wood putty technique!