Huberd Shoe Grease Co.Huberd’s Shoe Grease (7.5oz) - Leather conditioner and waterproofer since 1921. Waterproofs, softens and conditions boots, shoes, bags, belts, jackets, car seats, gloves, furniture, saddles and tack.

At the time of this review, I have used the same 7.5 oz can of Huberd's for more than 5 years, and I still have about a third of it left. I use it two pairs of leather boots (combat boot, and motorcycle boot) about once or twice a year - that's all they need. To use, simply put it in your oven on a low temperature to heat up the can. At this point the grease should be a liquid. Use a screwdriver or your fingers to open the lid, dip a latex gloved finger in the liquid, and apply onto the cleaned leather. Apply generously to the stitching or any seams (including sole seams).This stuff is so powerful it'll restore and waterproof any dry and nasty leather you can throw at it. I wouldn't use it on any furniture since it'll almost certainly darken it and make it greasy. But I would absolutely recommend it for any leather boot or any kind of thick or tough-wearing leather (slings, pouches, tack, maybe an old leather jacket). I have even used this product to reseal my pair of leaky motorcycle boots. I'm sure there is at least one pinhole leak in those boots but as long as I remain diligent and apply this grease once every six months, my feet stay completely dry, even in a downpour at 60 mph. Saves me $300+ on a new pair of motorcycle boots! Quality product, would buy again.

I’m one of the guys who buys good work/casual leather boots that I routinely clean, polish and take care of. The older they get the better they fit and look pretty cool. Unfortunately after a lot of polish over time the wax builds up and looks bad. So I’m getting away from polish and I’m going to make Huberd’s Shoe Grease my go to.I started by cleaning the hell out of the boots. I used warm Dawn Dish Soap and a round bristle brush that is typically used on dishes. This is by far the hardest part of the process. You really have to scrub hard and it takes quite a while to get EVERYTHING off of the leather. Once the leather is stripped down to its original grain you have to let them dry. Trust me, you will get a great looking finish if you’re patient and let the leather dry entirely. Once it’s dry it looks very light in color (brown) and actually looks very dry and new. Now use the grease. This stuff is awesome. Apply the grease with your finger in spiral motions over the entire boot. The grease initially starts off hard in texture. But once you start working it on the boot it starts to get oily and easy to spread. When done the leather looks richer and softer. Now dry again. Remember, let it dry entirely. When this stuff finally dries out and has soaked in the leather color is like new, is much softer and is hydrated. The great thing about this grease is that it has no chemicals mixed in. You can apply to the stitching and especially the stitching that holds the leather to the heavy sole. It lubricates the stitching and makes it more flexible and strong. Most good boots die early because the stitching has gotten dry or rotted and begin to brake away from the sole. So you toss them and go buy another pair of$150/200.00 boots that you need to go through another brake in period.The final step is to apply a second coat. It won’t take much grease this time due to the first coat totally saturating the leather. The second coat dries with a nice subtle shine after it has dried. If you do this right it will take 2 days to complete because of the drying time. It’s a labor of love for some of US. I’ve had my brown Red Wings Iron Ranger boots for 18 years. You go buy a pair of these boots today and they run you $320.00. If you’re willing to pay that kind of money then you’re willing to take care of them.So in conclusion, I give Huberd’s shoe grease 5 stars in every category. The stuff is priced good and works better than advertised. They’ve been around since 1929 and is still made in the USA. That means a lot to some of us. I apologize for my lengthy review but I believe this stuff is worth my time and I think any guy like me will appreciate another opinion.Now ask me about my 40 yr old FILSON flannel field coat! You get what you pay for sometimes Fella’s. Best of luck to you all.

I spend $300 on my work boots so the 1st thing I do before I ever wear them is apply 2 or 3 coats of this stuff ! It works great and waterproofs your boots for a long time before you need to apply it again. But it does drastically darken your leather. Of course it's pine tar and bees wax. I'm honestly not sure what the difference is between the sho grease and show oil. Must just be what it's made of I usually buy the oil but thought I'd try the grease this time. I prefer the grease now because it's souch thicker and easier to rub into the leather. This 8oz can will last me longer than the life of the boots so can't beat the price at that !

A fine, hard-to-get product for shoe care.KOM

I used this to restore a pair of old Made in Canada Sorels that had gotten soaked a few times and never treated. The leather was cracking and dry. Scaly in some places and definitely worse for wear. After two applications the leather looks and feels almost new. Crazy how well this stuff works for restoring leather.After applying one coat and letting it dry I ran some water over the top and it kind of sort of works for waterproofing but id probably look elsewhere for that.Keeping the review at five stars because of how well it worked for bringing life into these boots but i will likely throw some Obenaufs over the top to ensure waterproofing.Also worth talking about the smell since it's undoubtedly the first thing you'll notice after opening up the tin. It smells like bacon, pine tar and camp fire. It is very strong when you first open it. It doesn't smell bad but it's noticeable. It smells like it works is how I would put it and over time the smell will fade to the applied pieces.Overall very happy.EDIT: I had used Obenaufs previously and it was many years ago. I remembered it working well and I bought a tub of it when I picked up Huberds. I threw the Huberds on a few pair of older boots and shoes and the Obenauf on some others. I noticed that the boots I put the Huberds on were doing much better than the obenaufs. I thought no way so I took two pieces of scrap leather and applied two coats of Huberds to one piece, then two coats of Obenauf to the other. Let them dry and trickled some water over both.On the piece with Huberds applied the water beaded up and rolled off and did so consistently. The piece with Obenauf did so at first but after more exposure the leather soaked through.So it will entirely make your boots waterproof but it will take multiple coats.I'd go with this over Obenaufs.Five stars all the way.