Haix issue - brown
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LE
Answer to a letter asking the same in Soldier Magazine....
"There have been similar observations regarding the appearance and use of normal boot polish on the new sets of brown boots and, unfortunately, there appears to be no immediate solution to hand.
The range of new footwear which are all commercial off the shelf items, are made from a mix of natural and synthetic materials.
The manufacturer produces an own-brand range of polishes (go to www.haix-bootstore.com for details) but you should be able to use standard cleaning products too.
You might have to indulge in some trial and error regarding the choice of colour though.
The Defence Clothing Team is aware of the user feedback and this will, no doubt, influence the specification of the next generation of issued boots."
"There have been similar observations regarding the appearance and use of normal boot polish on the new sets of brown boots and, unfortunately, there appears to be no immediate solution to hand.
The range of new footwear which are all commercial off the shelf items, are made from a mix of natural and synthetic materials.
The manufacturer produces an own-brand range of polishes (go to www.haix-bootstore.com for details) but you should be able to use standard cleaning products too.
You might have to indulge in some trial and error regarding the choice of colour though.
The Defence Clothing Team is aware of the user feedback and this will, no doubt, influence the specification of the next generation of issued boots."
Badger_Heed
LE
Get friendly with your G4 chain.
Every time your boots require cleaning - exchange them.
Every time your boots require cleaning - exchange them.
beemer007
MIA
Alternatively read the instructions
OP: The YDS even comes with it's own gucci polish, shame Haix did'nt follow suit, IIRC, there's also an article in the latest Soldier mag in which it advises using only clear/neutral polis for the current issue brown boots.
Thess
Swinger
No instructions issued with boots.Alternatively read the instructions
Will keep an eye out for clear polish, and will speak to the BQMS Tuesday.
Bought a tin of Kiwi Brown polish- it's a bit redder than Pussers brown and it shows when polishing. Ended up getting my hands on a tube of the stuff that comes with the yds boots on my altbergs
BeastAppreciationSociety.
War Hero
My altbergs which were issued in January are starting to go black at the front where I've scuffed them. Despite liberal amounts of leder Gris they still look crap - any suggestions? Other than signing off, that's 16 months from now.
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Ishtar
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Our QMs give us Grey gate wax proofing compound works a treat on Altbergs and Karrimor SFs I have.
Nobby Sapper
LE
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Talon
Old-Salt
Unfortunately that is going to be a problem with any brown boots that scuff like that as the ledergris tends to go dark in the damaged areas. You could try carefully removing the dried ledergris from the leather with some kind of sharp implement and finding some kind of leather restorer or bog standard light brown polish to go over the damaged area before using the ledergris over it.
The alternative is to just ignore it.
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