[Nick T.]

A thought about “firing" your boots. Back in ‘52 my first issue had one pair of brogans with smooth leather and another with rough leather. We were told to put a thick layer of wax on the smooth boots and a very thick layer on the rough boots, and to then use a Zippo to melt the wax. On the smooth boots it melted the wax into the pores of the new leather, and on the rough boots it singed off some of the fuzz as well as filling the leather. I only did it a couple of times on the smooth leather, but the rough boots needed several firings. After the first few days most guys rough boots had mirror toes!

This still works on new shoes, but I’m waiting for somebody else to try it on their car.