I used to use Sno-Seal many years ago, and tried some other products when MEC stopped carrying it. All of them were sub-par, and made me long for a tub of Sno-Seal and a trusty rag. I tried the spray-on Nikwax, and was again not impressed. This was my next option, and I seem to have finally found my new go-to waterproofing product.It goes on easily, but before I'd even finished my 2nd boot, the foam applicator had fallen off. Some poor design there. I just grabbed a rag ad kept going, and my first trip into slushy snow proved the value of this stuff. Having proven itself on my hiking boots, I just now finished treating some casual leather ankle-boots to wear while plodding through rain and wet snow around town. It obviously darkened the leather, but in a very ... MoreI used to use Sno-Seal many years ago, and tried some other products when MEC stopped carrying it. All of them were sub-par, and made me long for a tub of Sno-Seal and a trusty rag. I tried the spray-on Nikwax, and was again not impressed. This was my next option, and I seem to have finally found my new go-to waterproofing product.It goes on easily, but before I'd even finished my 2nd boot, the foam applicator had fallen off. Some poor design there. I just grabbed a rag ad kept going, and my first trip into slushy snow proved the value of this stuff. Having proven itself on my hiking boots, I just now finished treating some casual leather ankle-boots to wear while plodding through rain and wet snow around town. It obviously darkened the leather, but in a very appealing way.The only way to make this better would be to put it in a shoe polish style tin, a glass jar, or some other non-plastic tub. It certainly doesn't need to be squeezable since the applicator is useless. Are you listening, Nikwax?! A no-plastic option would be awesome!

This stuff works great! It is also probably the easiest wax that I have ever applied to boots. I used the Nikwax Footwear Cleaning Gel to first scrub and clean my boots. While the boots were clean but still wet, I applied the Waterproofing Wax for Leather and rubbed it in until it was no longer visible. I took the boots snowshoeing the next day and there was ZERO water build up or wetting on the leather. The water would bead up and then just roll off the boots. Definitely use this stuff if you need to treat all leather boots for a wet environment.

The product is nearly odorless and its paste like consistency makes it easy to apply without messy dripping. The color finish of my gloves (Blk. Diamond Patrol) has thus far not been altered by applications of Nikwax. The leather stitching remains strong, and there's been no shrinkage or stretching of the leather so fitment remains unaltered. I have found that reapplication is necessary after every 3rd-5th ski trip, not once a year as claimed by the company and it takes about 48 hours for the product to completely penetrate and dry on the leather. The Nikwax dries completely never leaving any residue or tackiness. Lastly, one really good attribute is that application spillover from the leather onto the adjoining black nylon areas does not result in discoloration of ... MoreThe product is nearly odorless and its paste like consistency makes it easy to apply without messy dripping. The color finish of my gloves (Blk. Diamond Patrol) has thus far not been altered by applications of Nikwax. The leather stitching remains strong, and there's been no shrinkage or stretching of the leather so fitment remains unaltered. I have found that reapplication is necessary after every 3rd-5th ski trip, not once a year as claimed by the company and it takes about 48 hours for the product to completely penetrate and dry on the leather. The Nikwax dries completely never leaving any residue or tackiness. Lastly, one really good attribute is that application spillover from the leather onto the adjoining black nylon areas does not result in discoloration of the nylon.