Hey! 
So, I had some time today to prepare another couple of pairs of boots and thought you guys might want to see some cool stuff on how I prepare them and another pretty unique thing. Not sure if it had been discussed already though?
Firstly, I begin by taking my brass wire brush drill attachment. Clean off the rust and give it a brushed finish:
Next I'll begin removing the studs. This can be super difficult with how the rear teeth of these studs are and can really hurt your arms!
However, I did do a little trick since I don't plan on keeping the soles where I take my blow torch, heat the bottom of the sole and as the rubber relaxes, it makes removal of all the studs MUCH easier:
For those with a keen eye, you'll notice that the studs on the upper row have a DIFFERENT fastening system. All of these were on the heel of one of the pairs. I spoke to Bryan about it; it seems the studs vary over the years and some newer productions of the boots used a different mounting style.
My guess is that they made the heel studs easier to remove for heel replacement after heavy use. Who knows? Any other ideas?
After which I'll then setup my tumbling machine to clean all the dirt and grime off each stud:
Next, I'll then empty the tumbling machine, dry each stud and inspect them to see which grade each one would be. Only a very small amount of Grade A ones here I think and the majorty of which being Grade B and Grade C.
No Grade D though. I class Grade A as being ones which have no use, Grade B as having some use with all knurling still shown, Grade C as having use with some knurls still showing and flat spots and Grade D being totally smooth.
So, i've updated the stock levels on my store here. if you want to purchase any of the ones I prepped today.
For the ones that have the different fastening system, those haven't been added and I have 9 of those. In case any RPF members were interested in those, please do let me know. I wasn't sure. You can just send me a PM. I'd happily sell them for the same price as Grade D ones (£5 GBP).
Anyway, thanks for looking and hope you all manage to eventually get some vintage studs for all your V2's!
So, I had some time today to prepare another couple of pairs of boots and thought you guys might want to see some cool stuff on how I prepare them and another pretty unique thing. Not sure if it had been discussed already though?
Firstly, I begin by taking my brass wire brush drill attachment. Clean off the rust and give it a brushed finish:
Next I'll begin removing the studs. This can be super difficult with how the rear teeth of these studs are and can really hurt your arms!
However, I did do a little trick since I don't plan on keeping the soles where I take my blow torch, heat the bottom of the sole and as the rubber relaxes, it makes removal of all the studs MUCH easier
:For those with a keen eye, you'll notice that the studs on the upper row have a DIFFERENT fastening system. All of these were on the heel of one of the pairs. I spoke to Bryan about it; it seems the studs vary over the years and some newer productions of the boots used a different mounting style.
My guess is that they made the heel studs easier to remove for heel replacement after heavy use. Who knows? Any other ideas?
After which I'll then setup my tumbling machine to clean all the dirt and grime off each stud:
Next, I'll then empty the tumbling machine, dry each stud and inspect them to see which grade each one would be. Only a very small amount of Grade A ones here I think and the majorty of which being Grade B and Grade C.
No Grade D though. I class Grade A as being ones which have no use, Grade B as having some use with all knurling still shown, Grade C as having use with some knurls still showing and flat spots and Grade D being totally smooth.
So, i've updated the stock levels on my store here. if you want to purchase any of the ones I prepped today.
For the ones that have the different fastening system, those haven't been added and I have 9 of those. In case any RPF members were interested in those, please do let me know. I wasn't sure. You can just send me a PM. I'd happily sell them for the same price as Grade D ones (£5 GBP).
Anyway, thanks for looking and hope you all manage to eventually get some vintage studs for all your V2's!
