NikwaxNikwax Waterproofing Wax for Leather, Cream, Restores DWR Water Repellency, Shoe Care, Boot & Footwear Cleaner, Rain Protection, Safe for Gore-Tex

This stuff is great! I have used it on several things, most importantly my Swedish leather hiking backpack. I had an up coming trip to the boundary waters in Canada. My backpack has several leather components, the bottom and straps are all leather. They have seen some good use. I found this product and gave it a shot, It performed excellent! The second day into the trip my friends dog decided we all should go for a swim without warning. Me, the dog and the pack hit the water...we were soaked, the backpack didn't get soggy or take on any water. The leather was in phenomenal shape. I couldn't have asked for better. I now use this on my belts, boots, shoes...whatever I can find that has leather on it. It doesn't discolor and seems to last a long while. Re-application will be needed since it is water based, but it goes on quick, doesn't smell bad, doesn't dis-color and dries within 15 minutes.

I tromp through rainy days at farmers' markets, and face all types of weather when I am out working my beehives in San Francisco. Faced with a winter of El Niño coming up, my boots needed some preparation to stand up to the moisture coming my way. After reading the stellar reviews from so many people, I happily slathered Nikwax on my leather slip-on Blundstone boots before the first real rainstorm. Result? No wet leather, no cold feet, dry toes and great customer satisfaction. I applied it liberally, let it dry, wiped off the excess. Great protection! Buy this product to keep the rainwater out, with the leather and your feet warm, dry, and toasty on the inside. Solid product, providing every good thing promised. Buy this without hesitation for waterproofing your boots!Update March 2017 ~ we are still having occasional rains in the Bay Area, so last night before venturing out, I did a quick re coating of my new used Blundstone leather Aussie boots. The waterproofing creams works in so well, and provides such good protection against water, all while providing a great looking finish to the leather. Still consider this to be the most superior product that I've ever used to protect leather, making it impervious to water, while enhancing the preservation of the leather goods themselves.

Easy to apply!The application sponge head works well but I found that using my fingers allowed me to get the wax into smaller crevices and work it into the seems and stitching a little better. I probably used a little more wax than I should have because the leather soaked up a lot at first but became saturated and wouldn't accept the last bit I put on. I removed the initial excess about 10 minutes later using a shoe brush and removed the final dry excess the next day. A few days later I took my boots (Schnee Beartooth) on a side by side ride where we had to go across a creek. Water came into the cab a couple inches and my feet stayed absolutely dry, despite the wet exterior of the boots. Water beaded off the leather and fell away.I gave four stars because the wax definitely darkened the leather. I knew this was going to happen and the label in the bottle says this may happen. It also turns roughened leather to a more flattened polished type surface. Good this is the leather still looks nice and can be buffed after the wax drys.

It made my 15-year-old boots look great.

I treated my Lowa nubuck boots with this cream. The nubuck behaved as described by Nikwax and went from the soft nubuck texture to a more traditional smooth leather and darkened a fair amount. I am happy with how it turned out, but the look did change moderately. Don't use this on nubuck if you want that soft feel or don't want the color darker.This stuff is runnier than I expected. It's like a watered down lotion in texture (not that this is watered down). It keeps its consistency when applying, so that helps. It rubs in easily except around seams, which took some more work. A little goes a long ways. I've treated my boots twice and don't feel like I've used much of the tube. I squeezed some onto the middle of a leather area and used a cloth to spread it around and rub it in. It quickly disappears into the leather and leaves it moist and rich looking.With all the snow in the midwest recently I really had the chance to test this stuff out for waterproofing. I shoveled snow for a couple hours in my boots and they didn't even look very wet. I definitely had no moisture issues inside the boots. When I came in they looked very clean. I went ahead and treated them again, but didn't feel I really needed to. I've used them in the snow a couple other times as well and had similarly great results.I am happy with this cream in all aspects. The only negative is the runny consistency makes it harder to apply cleanly. I had some drips from the tube or where I had excess while applying. It cleans up easily and doesn't feel greasy, but a thicker cream would have felt a bit nicer.

I use this stuff every year on my Kinco leather mittens that the Mrs and I use for skiing & snowboarding and it works fantastic.