{
  "id": 7074295,
  "title": "How to waterproof and care for leather boots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/how-to-waterproof-and-care-for-leather-boots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/best-buys/BestBuys-lifestyle/how-to-waterproof-and-care-for-leather-boots-1.500670794"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Leather looks solid, but under a microscope it is a network of collagen fibres whose behaviour changes with moisture. The Canadian Conservation Institute notes that leather can gain and lose internal moisture, while direct wetting can make some types swell, stiffen, stain or distort as they dry. That explains why good boot care involves more than making the surface shiny. Cleaning removes…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}