Three Steps For How to Take Care of All Kinds of Red Wing Shoes

Clean With Suede Cleaner

We recommend Red Wing’s own Suede Cleaner Kit for all roughouts. Lightly rub the edge of the Suede Bar over the stained areas. For deep stains, apply more pressure.

If the stain still remains, wet both the Suede Bar and the stain with clean water and repeat the rubbing action. Let the leather dry, then apply Suede Bar to remove water spots. Brush up the boot with the Suede Brush.

Condition with Mink Oil

For Muleskinner leather apply Mink Oil. Abilene and Mohave leathers require no conditioner.

Protect With Leather Protector

As with the oil tanned leathers you can protect your Red Wing roughouts with Leather Protector.

To extend the life of the boots you can also spray them with the Protector before wearing them for the first time.

IMPORTANT for Roughouts

Do not at anytime use Leather Cleaner for roughout leathers as it may stain and change the texture of the leather.

Smooth Finished Leathers

The third group is the smooth finished leathers, which include the Featherstone and the Chaparral leathers. These full finished leathers have a smooth, polished surface. Featherstone is Red Wing’s premium leather used in the Beckman collection. By hand-selecting only the finest hides, the master tanner produces a leather that’s not only beautiful but also abrasion resistant.

Chaparral is water, stain and perspiration resistant and can be polished to restore color and luster.

Clean with Leather Cleaner

Again, remove excess dirt from the boots. The cleaning procedure resembles that of the oil tanned leathers: warm water, a clean cloth and soft bristle brush. With the smooth finished leather the Leather Cleaner also comes in handy, always remember to remove the cleaner with a damp cloth and allow the leather to dry.

Condition with Boot Creme

Apply Boot Cream with a clean soft cloth and shine the boot by brushing with a soft horse-hair brush.

Protect with Leather Protector

The Leather Protector is once again the way to go for extra protection.

If you like to see how it’s done on all three leather groups, our friends from the Red Wing Shoes store in Amsterdam has put together this video:

Sources: Red Wing Shoes and Red Wing Shoes Amsterdam