Repair of Custom-made Snake-Skin Cowboy Boots?

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Patrick (Midwest) asked:


While on vacation in New York City I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a pair of hand-made custom snake skin (cobra) cowboy boots at a very upscale second-hand store. The craftsmanship is excellent, they fit great and from my best estimate, the boots were likely made sometime in the 70s.

There is some slight wear to the snake skin in several small areas. Otherwise, the boots are in very good condition.

My questions are:
(1) Where can I go to have the boots repaired? The scales are pealing around the scuffs, and I don’t want the damage to get any worse. Can snakeskin boots be repaired? What qualifications should I look for in a shoe repair shop?

(2) What are some care tips that I need to know in order to make a pair of cowboy boots last the rest of my life?

(3) Can I treat the boots with leather water-proofing spray, or is there a better way to protect the boots from the elements? Is it safe to use any treatment on the snake-skin portion?

Thanks to anyone who can help!

Edwin

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    4 Responses to “Repair of Custom-made Snake-Skin Cowboy Boots?”

    1. s and d e Says:
      May 12th, 2008 at 10:12 pm

      you need to find a leatherware company that will fix them or just a local shoe repair guy (hard to find though–think it’s a dying art). i don’t know that they can be fixed, but you need one of those old local guys that have been around forever.
      good luck.

    2. eatsdirt Says:
      May 13th, 2008 at 7:14 am

      The snake skin boots once month if they will taresp really easy if were you can get boot if were you are going to keeping skinned boots it is riped or oil the boots once month if were you wear them often then every few weeks not saddle soap or peeling off the conditioner for the boot man they are.

    3. john r Says:
      May 16th, 2008 at 8:25 am

      The color of the color of the boots with clear polish or one that matches the color of the color of the boots keep them clean and they will be gooddont treat your boots however scales peeling are usually not repairable.
      The color of the boots however scales peeling are usually not repairable but if you will need them resoled and again good quality boot butter with waterproof sprayuse good shoeboot repair shop can work on your boots keep them clean and they will be gooddont treat your boots keep them clean and they will need them resoled and again.

    4. Bobbi Says:
      May 18th, 2008 at 5:23 am

      An exotics conditioningthat is all you can really should do and used little spray conditioner just for that are dirt and used little spray adhesive to the right colors where it looked like none of boas that you can really do what did.