How to Beat the Blooming on your Hunters...

Hi All! As promised here is my quick tutorial on how to beat the blooming when it comes to your Hunter boots. I got my black Hunter Original Wellies from Nordstrom in spring of 2010. When I pulled them out of the box to wear in fall of 2010 they were WHITE!  I tried several remedies from the internet to remove the white powdery looking stuff (olive oil, hot water, scrubbing, shampoo, etc..). They worked for 5 minutes, and then the blooming always came back, and worse! That is until I tried this little remedy... :)
*Make sure you are in a well ventilated room when doing this little project.* I prefer my guest bathroom. You will need a bathtub for rinsing, and in there I can just open the window, turn the fan on, and no one really goes in there. :)

First:  I borrowed my friend Genevieve's navy blue Hunter Original Wellies to do the job.

Before. 

You will need a microfiber cloth, an old bath towel, Mötsenböcker's LIFT OFF remover (you can find this at your local hardware store), and Armor All wipes.

Start with a half dollar sized amount of remover on rag...

Wipe fast because this stuff dries quickly!

I like to put my whole arm in the boot, so I can really put some "elbow grease" into it, and press firmly while I'm wiping the sides of the boot.

After the first coat the boot should look something like this...

Rinse them under the bathtub in warm water, and dry them with the old bath towel.

Repeat the first steps again, and after drying the boot a second time it should look about like this.

Next, wipe the boot down with one Armor All wipe.

Can we tell a difference? One down, and one to go! 

 After! 

(I put them next to my black boots, so you didn't think I did a switch on you!)

The glossiness will wear down after a few times wearing them, or you dull them by wiping them down with an old bath towel a few times.  Good luck! :)

~Betsy