Magnoli Boots Before and After

[Kaplan]

Here are some pics of my Magnoil Adventure Boots....new and used. I have been wearing them every day, and they are aging nicely. I even threw a bit of Cairo dust on them to demonstrate how Indy they can look.
(by the way...no more orange clown laces ;D)

Pics from April 6:







Pics from April 25 (constant wear and after an alcohol rubdown:







They look much shinier than they really are. To the naked eye there is little to no shine after the rubdown, but when I would look through the camera, there was tons of shine...I don't know how to explain it.

[IndyBlues]

100% better, Kaplan. Nice job on the darkening of the boots. They look so close to stock Aldens now. Only thing I wish Magnoli would change, is the slightly squared off sole. It throws the whole look off. you could probably take a sanding block and round them off yourself.
Thanks for posting the pics, I was so curious how they would turn out.
Mike

[Tyrloch]

Kaplan,

They look good. A small suggestion, unless you like the look -- I would put a bit of brown-tint Pecards on the moc-toe stitching to de-emphasize the contrast a bit. As I said, that is unless you like the white toe-stitching. If so, then disregard my suggestion!

~Jace

[Kaplan]

Thanks guys...I'll try the sanding block and the pecards (when I get some) and will do another update.

[Deleted]

Those look pretty darn good once you did your magic to them. Nice work Kaplan.

Cheers,
G-MANN

[Tyrloch]

Kaplan,

That's what I did to my JCrew Vintage Work Boots when I got them -- the contrasting white toe-stitching was a bit too much for me. Actually, I used the brown-tint on the entire boot, and it toned down the reddish color nicely. Anyway, nice job on your boots!! I still need to get myself a pair of these, or break the bank & order some Aldens...

~Jace

[Kaplan]

thanks guys!

Tyrloch, I used some kiwi black shoe polish before the first posted pics were taken, but it didn't really want to soak in. Is brown Pecard a little more heavy duty?

As for the Aldens, the reason I chose these was the weight factor. These are a pound lighter than Aldens.
Plus, I have a thing for giving Indy Magnoli my hard earned cash.

Thanks for the great comments guys.

[Tyrloch]

Hmmm...It might be. It may be a difference if the type of thread used as well. A cotton thread would soak up dye/polish more readily than something like nylon thread. But it couldn't hurt to try it anyway -- a contr of the brown-tint was only a few bucks froom Pecard. And that's a good point you make -- I think I would rather the lighter pair of boots myself!

~Jace