I was out thrifting with a friend when we found this great looking pair of cowboy books. After asking around I found a friend who was a good match for them, and they came home with me. The finish was a little cracked inside the wrinkles, and there were some scuffs, but these otherwise seemed to have very little wear. Having used Angelus leather paint with good results on sneakers, I wanted to try it on some boots. These were perfect candidates, so I picked up a bottle of bright red paint to match. I stuffed the boots tightly with newspaper to smooth out the wrinkles as much as possible. I used acetone to remove as much of the flaky old finish as possible to try and ensure a good bond. It dissolved the old finish easily, and any flakes disappeared quickly. Once I was satisfied with the prep work, I began applying the Angelus paint. It has very impressive self-leveling characteristics, so a smooth artist's brush and thin coats are enough to get a pretty smooth result. After 4 coats, I let it dry for a day and applied a matte acrylic clear spray to mask any brush stroked that remained. The matte coat left it with a very uniform finish that looked like they just came out of the box. My friend wanted a gloss finish, so I added some shoe polish to them. A little horsehair brushing later, and they were nice and shiny. Both my friend and I were very happy with the results. A lot of the original creases were reduced and gave these boots a new lease on life. I would love to try and do the next pair in a different color than the original to see how effective the paint is at covering other colors that aren't close matches.