I bought a new pair of LaCrosse rubber boots and they're coated will some sort of oil/grease. I've wiped it off but dang, those boots smell like a rubber factory. I know it will eventually go away but is there anything that will killl the smell of the rubber?

Thanks.

Were they alpha burlys? I am about to purchase soem new ones myself and have been trying to decide on lacrosse or Muck...

I mow the yard a couple of times in any new boots, fill them with water to look for leaks, dump, let dry, hose down with scent killer and scrub with a big bristle brush. Then let air dry in the sun. If I have a chance to wear them around any mud-water-ditches-creeks then I'll do so and scuff, get muddy and so forth.

Try washing them with some non-scent soap or shampoo. That may help. After that, I usually walk through every mud hole or creek on the way to my stand, as I can, to help clear any scent off mine, but with the drought, there aren't too many mud holes around.

The boots were LaCrosse "Grange", non-insulated. light weight and with wool socks my feet stay comfy down to about 35 degrees, then I have to switch to insulated boots.

I tried rubbing them with a cloth and scent killer laundry soap but that didn't touch the scent.

My lawn has dried up so cutting not needed, I do have leaves to rake though... I was hoping for something quicker and easier.

I wear Aeroheads and they are great, having said that; I am getting the new Muck Pursuit Shadow boots next summer when it's time to get a new pair. I tried some on at Grabows and was blown away with how light and comfy they are.

Once you go muck you never go back.

Not true. I left muck because they kept getting holes torn in them. I still own a pair of muck snake boots but that's it. They are super comfy but if you hunt anywhere near briar thickets they wont last.

I purchased some Lacrosse grange this August for warm weather boots like said above smell like a tire store left them in sun off and on for 3. Weeks still smell

I like my Aeroheads better than any rubber boots I've ever had and I am super rough on them.

I've got some rubber stall mats from tractor supply that are over 3 years old and have been in a barn or outside the whole time. They still stink like Chinese rubber. Same goes for the deer cart I got off Amazon two years ago. I think whatever the smell is is just in the rubber. I wouldn't worry about it, if you return them you'll just get a fresh stinking pair.