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Your ATF service shoes has a coated paint similar to bookbinder leather shoes. They are already waterproofed. Apply colour wax if you scratch them. Otherwise simply use a lightly dampened cloth or sponge to wipe off dirt after wear. There are ways to remove the coating but may also weaken the leather.I just received a pair of the ATF service shoe. Seems very nice and I've worn them only a couple days off and on to start breaking them in, which they have done nicely as they were very hard at first. The finish on the leather seems very sealed. So much so that it doesn't seem as though dubbing would actually do anything to the leather. I rubbed a little mink oil on a spot and it didn't seem to have an effect. Is dubbing something that is necessary on the boot right away or something to freshen them up and protect when the original leather finish starts to fade? I'd like to see them get a little darker anyhow.
https://www.theshoesnobblog.com/2017/04/bookbinder-leather-dont-be-fooled.html