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Got these yesterday barely worn Apollo Wax Commander Richmonds 618. I was worried about the 618 not having enough volume but these feel like they have more room than my Truman 79 last. My only other Pankhurst are a 602 Nicks x Parkhurst collab. I am a big fan of CF Snead leathers.

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Going to put some Venetian leather shoe balm (not shoe cream) as the balm has more wax in it. Should I saddle soap these first then apply, or should I just apply right over the remaining otter wax that is still on here.

I’ve watched plenty of videos but nobody actually mentioned putting Venetian over otter wax.

Thoughts, ideas and suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks ahead of time

I’m finishing up my third week in these boots. I went for a sunny walk today and grabbed a few quick snapshots to document the break-in progress.

The break-in has been tougher than I remember with my other boots, but my feet are finally starting to feel at home in them.

Despite wearing them almost daily, I haven’t really put them through much yet. I’m sure I’ll get caught in a rainstorm eventually, but for now the worst the uppers have seen is a little dog drool and minor scuffing from the heel of the opposite boot when I cross my legs (or do something equally dumb).

1. Before

2. After (direct sunlight)

3. After (indirect sunlight)

I really love how the angle / light really change the appearance of the boots. In person there is more small lines of patina that break through but I guess the camera can’t pick it up. U can see some of it in the direct light photos.

So I ended up not using saddle soap on anything but the toe area. The main reason I wanted to reapply some wax was that the toe box was heavily waxed and because of the reinforced toe area I could not get it to match the rest of the shoe fast enough.

All I did here was warm the shoes up with a heat gun (the blowdryer wasn’t working well enough due to the cooler then average so cal morning when I started and I was working in the garage).

Add 1 pretty heavy layer of Venetian shoe balm at a time. I let it sit on the boot while I applied the same to the other boot and then when i finished applying to boot 2, I came back to boot 1 and warmed it thoroughly so it melted in.

I did 2 layers each and it turned out like this.

I didn’t want to get it perfectly dark because I wanted a little bit of wear to show through, but now for the most part I will get a chance to repatina these boots again with maybe a new look since this is the first time using this product instead of otter wax.