How difficult is it to polish Lucchese Black Cherry colored boots?

[Alozano]

I always loved that Black Cherry color that Lucchese has for some of their cowboy boots, but I've had one worry concerning buying a pair in that color. I've heard that specific color can be really difficult as far as maintaining with polish, and my fear would be that eventually the color would be lost and not something I can keep or restore. Is this true, or is there a way to keep the color and not lose it? I think I saw something with someone mentioning using multiple layers of black and a specific red polish, but I don't know how well that actually worked, and also I've heard you generally don't want to overload leather cowboy boots with too many layers of product. Anyone have any experience with Black Cherry color and trying to keep it, any success?

 

[johng70]

Polish color doesn't have to be an exact match. You could use neutral. Or you select a shade that is close. You will get a slight shade change but not dramatic. Of course you could contact the maker and ask for their recommendation.

 

[suitedcboy]

I had Lucchese Black cherry Roper boots for many years. Those were red leather with black dye to get the color. I tik that is still how they get the color. If scratched the red would come through but black polish fixed it. I had no issues using black polish to maintain them. If the black got to be too much then I'd use neutral to clean some of the black off to my liking.

 

[Cliffnopus]

Use neutral, that's what I do for colored boots/shoes (unless I have polish that's a good match).