Posts by P. Bateman

Hanoi Strip Sour. Bottle on the right is the homemade infused simple syrup. Making of the syrup:

I've got a gift card with $74.87 on it available for sale if anyone is interested. The timing is right with the 40% off sale. It can be redeemed electronically via the code on the back. PM me.

^ Awesome. I just ordered 3 bottles of the stuff.

Hey Gdot, It's cigar shell. I'd read that drying agents in rubber cement are also very absorbant. In any event, it didn't seem to have any effect. Here's a macro of the spot. It looks more like a water spot but I know it's from...

Anyone have any tips on removing an oil spot from shell cordovan? I successfully removed a spot from suede shoes using corn starch. I'm trying it now on the shell but it appears to be much more stubborn. I also tried applying a small...

Those chukkas...!

I used a horse hair brush.

Baby powder contains cornstarch which is super absorbant. Heating the stain first makes the oil easier to manipulate, hopefully encouraging transfer from the shoe to the baby powder. I very lightly rubbed the baby powder into the stain...

I completed lots of cleaning this weekend. The snuff suede had a food oil stain which I removed by placing the shoe in a plastic bag and then draping a hot towel over it to heat it up before finally rubbing in baby powder to the stain. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by capnwes Here is that label again. I have a feeler out to Spalding inquiring about the age of the label. Not sure I will get a response. I still come up with about 1920s. [[SPOILER]] Did that go for $750?