Waterproofing My Merrells Moc

Now that I had my Scotchgard waterproofing spray, I was ready to do my shoes. I'd bought the one for auto fabric and carpeting. I figured it would be heavy duty for my shoes.

I brushed the shoes off first to get rid of dust and debris. Since I was doing my new Merrells Mocs, I figured I'd give my old pair another coat. It had come apart a little on the way back from Maryland, but Art had Shoegooed it back together. I really liked the gray color, but they didn't have it so I had to settle for taupe.

Once I got started, Art asked me to do his shoes too. I did the first coat without a mask which was a mistake. Even though I held my breath, I still inhaled the fumes and couldn't get rid of the smell for a couple of hours.

When the first coat dried, the suede fibers seemed a bit stiff. Ah well...

I got a mask and decided to do a lighter coat the second time.

They're done now and I hope they repel water and snow OK.

POSTSCRIPT 1: I should have done this BEFORE I started this project. I looked online again for waterproofing spray so I could write this blog post and look what I found! Darn!

There's a spray that's actually designed for suede and nubuck! Arrrghhh!

I have this strange feeling it's what I used before. Double darn!

POSTSCRIPT 2: I definitely used the wrong spray. I've been wearing the new Merrells to break them in and they show every scuff mark on the suede. Triple darn!