[Joewho]

Which do you wear and what kind?

I wear boots on commercial or wherever required. Die hards are standard, although I really like wolverines.

For shoes, I liked reeboks for years, but the good ones squeak, so I went with new balance the last two times. Now, I'm gonna try nike healthwalkers.

 

[paint_booger]

3 trips to find boots ... double wides are hard to find!

Steel Toe Boot - SAFETY 1st!

 

[MAK-Deco]

I am a boot guy and will wear what's comfortable to allegiance to any brand. All tho price is not always an indication of comfort. I have spent a lot of money and been uncomfortable and spent little and have been comfortable.

I know a lot of guys wear gym shoes / sneakers / running shoes what ever we call them today and it drives me nuts. also the guys that don't wear whites.. But we have gone over that before in many threads and its my opinion that's all.

 

[crow]

Hey man, your gonna get that one dudes shorts in a knot! hell be tellin ya to go to a boot/shoe site to talk bout this.lol. anyhow, I like somthin really light, no deep treds that bring in little rocks and such. so smooth soles are cool, cheap wallmart/ with the gellin thing in them, works for me.

 

[paulingrad]

Hey man, your gonna get that one dudes shorts in a knot! hell be tellin ya to go to a boot/shoe site to talk bout this.lol. anyhow, I like somthin really light, no deep treds that bring in little rocks and such. so smooth soles are cool, cheap wallmart/ with the gellin thing in them, works for me.

I like to paint in those flashing sneakers. It averts the customers eyes from the job i just done.

 

[greensboro84]

i dont like being on ladders with boots. old pair of air jordans for me, they are shiny silver. lol they talk to me now(sole is coming apart from the shoe at the toe) so i think its time for some new work shoes.

 

[Joewho]

I am a boot guy and will wear what's comfortable to allegiance to any brand. All tho price is not always an indication of comfort. I have spent a lot of money and been uncomfortable and spent little and have been comfortable.

I know a lot of guys wear gym shoes / sneakers / running shoes what ever we call them today and it drives me nuts. also the guys that don't wear whites.. But we have gone over that before in many threads and its my opinion that's all.

What boots do you find comfortable?

My feet used to be impervious to anything, but getting older they get flat and tired before the day is done unless there's a strong arch.
Not to mention the itchies that come with the desert heat. If I wear tennis shoes, they are always white with some blue. No whites on guys bugs me too, but I don't care what's on their feet as long as it's boots or white tennis shoes. I find tennis shoes to be more appropriate for interior repaints and boots for exterior or new construction. Even on new construction, I'll wear tennis shoes if I'm on the touch up crew.

 

[paint_booger]

I am a boot guy and will wear what's comfortable to allegiance to any brand. All tho price is not always an indication of comfort. I have spent a lot of money and been uncomfortable and spent little and have been comfortable.

I know a lot of guys wear gym shoes / sneakers / running shoes what ever we call them today and it drives me nuts. also the guys that don't wear whites.. But we have gone over that before in many threads and its my opinion that's all.

I've got a painter who wears sweats when he thinks I won't pop up. You GO HOME with no whites!

 

[Joewho]

Hey man, your gonna get that one dudes shorts in a knot! hell be tellin ya to go to a boot/shoe site to talk bout this.lol. anyhow, I like somthin really light, no deep treds that bring in little rocks and such. so smooth soles are cool, cheap wallmart/ with the gellin thing in them, works for me.

I don't like the deep treads either. Vibram off road soles don't do anything for painting. I like the soft sole boots. They don't last as long, but the rocks won't gather and they get good grip on roofs.

 

[MAK-Deco]

What boots do you find comfortable?

My feet used to be impervious to anything, but getting older they get flat and tired before the day is done unless there's a strong arch.
Not to mention the itchies that come with the desert heat. If I wear tennis shoes, they are always white with some blue. No whites on guys bugs me too, but I don't care what's on their feet as long as it's boots or white tennis shoes. I find tennis shoes to be more appropriate for interior repaints and boots for exterior or new construction. Even on new construction, I'll wear tennis shoes if I'm on the touch up crew.

Currently I am in 8 inch Herman Survivors I think Target or Walmart carries them 60$ they last a couple of years. I'll get em longer for around the house and dirty work. I don't have problem with them on ladders or repaints I will booties over them if I have too. I always ask my clients what there preference with the shoes before I work for them.

When I was younger always felt the most expensive boot was the way to go but they never lasted any longer then the cheaper ones.

 

[Joewho]

I've seen the Hermans, do they have a good shank? My prioritys are about comfort these days. I look at it as doing arobics for 8 hours. Then walking wherever else I have to go. Seems like the better they are for your feet, the less lifespan they have. The diehards are great, but they don't last 2 yrs. for me.

 

[Bushdude]

I like the Sears work oxford, they have a thick sole with Goodyear Welt, with padded inside and collar and foe $29.95 on sale are a great deal. The only drawbacks are they are a tad heavy and only come in black, they used to have pumpkin but dropped it a couple of years ago.

 

[Joewho]

Mak, are you doing any painting in those boots? I wouldn't last til lunch in them.

Screw it, I'm going back to plain thin leather, no padding whatsoever, no sox and painters shorts.:blink:

 

[timhag]

3 trips to find boots ... double wides are hard to find!

Steel Toe Boot - SAFETY 1st!

:blink: Why the he!! would wear steel toes to paint in?????

 

[paint_booger]

I work on construction sites where there are 100 workers per block ... Brickies, Roofers, Ironworkers, Pettibone & Frontloaders all day long with trusses and cinder blocks ... and no one looks where they are going.

Sorry, I forget ... you order your paint by the gallon on those custom posh jobs. I order mine from SW 2000 gollons at a time. Now that's the way you "BOX PAINT!"

PB

 

[timhag]

I work on construction sites where there are 100 workers per block ... Brickies, Roofers, Ironworkers, Pettibone & Frontloaders all day long with trusses and cinder blocks ... and no one looks where they are going.

Sorry, I forget ... you order your paint by the gallon on those custom posh jobs. I order mine from SW 2000 gollons at a time. Now that's the way you "BOX PAINT!"

PB

Answer this my nutty brother, how the hell are you sending your guys to do some painting when the the building isn't completed?

 

[paint_booger]

Brickies on the outside ... priming DW on the inside ... trusses next door ... Cinder block stairwells after Drywall prime ... so trim being painted with jack hammers on the other side of the wall. Iron workers putting fire escapes up on the outside.

"JUST LIKE DOWNTOWN!"

Putting skyscrapers up 100 floors in 1 year ... and paint must go on ... Donnald Trump works here too.

We can't all watch wales swim while we work!

Booger

 

[slickshift]

We can't all watch wales swim while we work!

Even when watching the whales swim while I'm working, I'm still wearing my Timberland Pro Titan Safety Toe Power Fit work boots

 

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I only wear the tenny shoes (Payless Shoe Source: Champion, I think Costco sells them too...)... I buy a good pair for off work play time, when those are worn out they become my work shoes. When they become work shoes I buy a new pair for off work and play.... see how the rotation goes? :thumbsup:

I had enough steel toed boot wearing in the Navy.... I still have those government issue boots from my end of service in 92'. I'll wear them if needed but in my 8 years of painting, I haven't needed them. I can see where boots on ladders would be uncomfortable and slow me down. Sometimes I have to walk on roofs and that would also be inconvenient. There is more control walking in tennies than there are boots, imo...

Boots, or tennies... We all wear what we need for the given situation we are in.

J

 

[paint_booger]

Originally Posted by NEPS.US
I would slap you across the face with my white glove if you were in front of me right now!


Come on down to the South Side of Chicago ... where the 10 year olds have guns.

I love an old fashioned caulk gun drawl. 10 paces, and turn around and .... awwww got me .... and the slow talking while I die death.

There is more fun in the burbs!