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That was my next question; he's playing Junior A at this point. Perhaps at this point since his feet are not growing, go with custom skates with a reinforced eyerow and ask for the brass eyelets all the way up. The ones that come from the custom program don't include the stamped eyelets. Not sure how CCM handles it, but with Bauer, you could choose where you wanted the reinforcement. I never recommended the entire eyerow done because it makes it harder to wrap, but if he's busting between the top 5, just get that done.

I was referring to with the Sno-Seal used internally. As far as tackiness is concerned, it's not as much as the gripliner/cloth you're seeing in skates today; that's all personal preference anyway. Clarino does get slimy if you skate barefoot and you don't wipe it down between uses. Didn't need a time machine back to 1995 to remember that one. 🙂

Usuaully, yes My feet barely sweat and I wear sani-socks. I imagine if you are barefooted it would be a different story, or if you used a thicker sock.

I've only used Sno-Seal in an exterior application. And when you do that, you have to heat the surface to get it to melt in. I can't see the benefit of putting it on interior synthetic leather; there's a reason why most brands have walked away from it; comfortable for sure, but not the best moisture management out there. Plus, doesn't it get tacky/slimy?

Correct me if I'm wrong, here.... None of these suggested leather treatments prevent your feet from sweating - they just prevent the Clarino from absorbing a bunch of sweat. Can anyone speak to the benefit of adding the waterproofing, aside from protecting/extending the life of the leather?

Yes, that's what we did with his Jetspeeds (add extra material). You can see how his sweat eats away the stamped/painted eyelets, while the stronger brass eyelets hold up fine: colins

It's likely they will replace the skates, though they might insinuate the issue is due to improper baking. In my experience anytime they see an eyelet like this that is the first response I see from CCM or Bauer. Its actually a pretty easy fix to sew more material there to strengthen it or to use an oversized eyelet.