Aside from sending this in for a rebuild, what will it take to "restore" this boot?
Bare with me with the quality of the photos and the title.
I'm interested in knowing if whether this pair of boots is restorable to something decent. And to be clear, I'm not looking for pristine looking boots (I'd buy new instead if that were what I wanted).
What can be achieved DIY on a home setting and would any of you on a personal level spend the time and elbow grease to spruce this up?
Additionally I'm concerned about the following:
the edging heel/sole stack (3rd photo), can it be "re-edged" so they are more flush with each other
that nick on the on the vamp of the left boot (4th photo), what is it and can it be removed/fixed? perhaps it's a burn mark of perhaps something heavy and sharp falling square and direct?
the soles seem to still have a lot of life on them (5th photo), but what do you think especially with the stitching?
The tongue/gusset is definitely worn and wrinkled (6th photo), but is it workable?
can the leather on this pair be reconditioned in general or does it look dead/dry af? are those creases on the quarters normal or do they look like grain separation? additionally will whatever is remaining of the logo (7th photo) just disappear further?
laces probably need to be replaced, any recommendations?