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How to Recondition Cross Country Ski Boot Collar?

A cross country boot with wear.I have 2 pairs of old Alpina cross country ski boots. The collars are flaking off the color layer exposing the foam which is slightly sticky. Has anyone found a way to recondition the collars, stop the flaking and eliminate the sticky feeling?

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December 31, 20210 found this helpful
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The collar seems to be made of something that looks like faux leather, which is why flaking happens. Peeling is a sign of a delaminating polyurethane (PU) coating on bicast, bonded or faux leather. Some people try to restore artificial leather by painting it, but this is not practical, especially on the collar of boots, it will not last long. This site describes How to repair peeling leather with results rubnrestore.com/.../

If the foam is in good condition, cover it with something - sew. If the foam is also not in the best condition, then replace the entire collar.

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December 31, 20210 found this helpful

Thanks for the link on repairing faux leather.

 

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December 11, 20210 found this helpful

You can contact local shoe repairs in your area with this question. Shoe repair professionals have seen this issue before. Make sure you get the advice of at least a couple of businesses, to compare and what the process would be for this fix.

 
December 29, 20210 found this helpful

Thanks for your recommendation, I will investigate. Trying not to put too much $$ in to these boots.

 

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December 11, 20210 found this helpful

I would wash with saddle soap and then condition with leather conditioner. Finally, I would polish and buff.

 
December 29, 20210 found this helpful

Thanks for your reply. I will be conditioning the leather.

 

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December 29, 20210 found this helpful

Alpina cross country ski boots were made in Yugoslavia. The photo does not show the entirety of your boots, but I think you have a Sarna 5344-8 (3 Pin Cross Country Ski Blue Men's Shoe) www.etsy.com/.../vintage-alpina-cross-country-ski...

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I see that this model only has a collar of this kind of material. There is white leather in the place where the laces are.
I'm afraid you won't be able to stop this flaking.

If you want to sell one of the pairs, then sell it as it is.
If you want to wear them yourself, then I would advise you to sew on top of a stronger fabric that will cover the flaking surface and foam, but you need to sew carefully.

 
December 29, 20210 found this helpful

Thanks for your reply. I've been thinking about sewing something over the collar.

 

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