Foot Wear

[Mach1USMC]

As hot as it gets here in Oki and NC - I wear 5 finger toe shoes when I detail. Then again I'm real careful and haven't had any foot issues (knock on wood!!) Wearing steeltoes in 110+ degree summer weather for any length of time is miserable. Been there done that in Iraq and AFG- never again.

[James,]

Columbia Granite Pass Waterproof & comfy

[davisautodetail]

I've pretty much settled into my running shoes now. They get wet sometimes, but they are mesh topped, so they dry quickly, and I can throw them in the washing machine when they get dirty. They seem to help with fatigue running around on my shop's concrete floor. No foot protection, but I'm not really doing anything on a regular basis where I need that anyway.

[inDetail]

you can get industrial steel toe water proof boots and shoes. They also make rubber slip on's that you can slip on over your sneakers with a steel toe insert. They have a descent tread on them. You can put them on for moving equipment around and doing a wash and kick them off during the session. I just find steel toes to be too heavy to be on your feet all day. I wear waterproof work boots during the wash then change to sneakers while i'm doing all the "dry" parts of detailing. I don'y like wearing chunky boots inside a clients car.

[davisautodetail]

you can get industrial steel toe water proof boots and shoes. They also make rubber slip on's that you can slip on over your sneakers with a steel toe insert. They have a descent tread on them. You can put them on for moving equipment around and doing a wash and kick them off during the session. I just find steel toes to be too heavy to be on your feet all day. I wear waterproof work boots during the wash then change to sneakers while i'm doing all the "dry" parts of detailing. I don'y like wearing chunky boots inside a clients car.

I like the slip on idea, better than the occasional wet socks!

[skubasteve!]

I wear steel toes at work outside all day long. Get a comfy/quality pair and you will be fine. They also make composite toes which are lighter, and don't make your toes freeze when its cold out.

[KillaCam]

I used to wear my nike frees but they get way too wet. Now I use Nike shox and I have no problem with my feet getting wet. They let my foot sit up a bit higher and the water can't come in my shoes.

[hernandez.art13]

When I worked at the body shop I wore Die Hard steel toe black low top mechanic boots with extra sole. (Just in case)

But now since I am only doing Detailing, I can recommend not wearing Converse Chuck Taylor's low tops (you might look cool, but your feet will be soaking wet) lol

[Lexi65]

Okay, so this is going to sound goofy.

Yesterday while loading up my mobile trailer, I managed to get the thing on my toe, almost cutting the stupid thing off. Needless to say, stitches.

This isn't the first time I've hurt my toes, and it had me rethinking my foot wear approach. I'm almost always wearing running shoes, they are light, easy to get on an off, dry quickly if they get wet, and since I exercise a lot, I always have a good supply of them after they get too many miles on them but look good still.

I considered switching to some sort of boot, but I'm concerned about 2 things (1) that wearing boots with shorts will make me look like a mailman, and 2) they are too heavy and will get tiresome after doing a full day of detailing.

Most of the stuff I do isn't dangerous to the feet, but loading/unloading the mobile trailer could be.

Has anyone found a good solution that might provide a little more protection than running shoes, but not weigh 100lbs?

Thanks!

KD
(feeling like a bit of a chick. ;->)

Could you simply use the heavy boot with the toe protection when you load/unload and switch to your running shoes while
you're doing the detailing?

Just saying.

[Vegas Transplant]

As hot as it gets here in Oki and NC - I wear 5 finger toe shoes when I detail. Then again I'm real careful and haven't had any foot issues (knock on wood!!) Wearing steeltoes in 110+ degree summer weather for any length of time is miserable. Been there done that in Iraq and AFG- never again.

I'd run off a professional wearing such on my property...but I'm crotchety like that.