**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**

Fenners81 said:

I came to this thread looking for boning advice so pleased to see it's recently been discussed. I take it from your comment that you're not a boner? I only have one pair of shell shoes that I bought recently and obviously want to care for them as well as possible. I'm guessing people are pretty split on the necessity for it. It also seems that some prefer spooning over boning... any advice on this would be appreciated. As it stands I've just applied cordovan cream once and then brushed them off.

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I used to be a fairly avid ‘boner’ but as @JFWR indicated, in my experience, they looked great until the next wear and then the rolls came back. The best way to avoid the rolls is getting the right fit and consistent care. Not over the top crazy care. Just the minimum as shell is truly very resilient. I think @actionjbone put is best, personal preference.

I have a pair of the Trickers Stow boots in Nubuck and the indigo from some new jeans rubbed off on the leather.

Any suggestions on how to remove it?

Fenners81 said:

I came to this thread looking for boning advice so pleased to see it's recently been discussed. I take it from your comment that you're not a boner? I only have one pair of shell shoes that I bought recently and obviously want to care for them as well as possible. I'm guessing people are pretty split on the necessity for it. It also seems that some prefer spooning over boning... any advice on this would be appreciated. As it stands I've just applied cordovan cream once and then brushed them off.

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Just cream and polish like you would normally do.

ppk said:

I have a pair of the Trickers Stow boots in Nubuck and the indigo from some new jeans rubbed off on the leather.

Any suggestions on how to remove it?

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Do you have one of those soft erasers designed for suede? I usually try one of those, if it doesn't brush out.

actionjbone said:

Do you have one of those soft erasers designed for suede? I usually try one of those, if it doesn't brush out.

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Thanks. I'll look for that.

Looking for advice on next move: about a year ago I got a drop of lavender oil on my shoes and after trying saphir shampoo, eraser, and dawn soap I had no luck lifting the stain.

At this point should I just make the hole shoe darker? Will the brown Saphir suede spray do the trick or do I need to take to a pro?

Thanks

Wanted to get the community's input here:

I sent out a newly acquired pair of vintage alonguins to a very established cobbler (withholding name) to be resoled/re-welted with new leather insole as well and the whole works (as this is major surgery, i spent $$$$). While they got the job done quite well overall,




there are two things I noticed when I got them back that I wanted your advice:

1) They accidentally damaged the leather on their burnishing wheel -- creating a "creased scratch" on the medial side that that they filled in, and issued a partial refund as an apology. I've attached a picture -- What else can be done to prevent the area from being damaged further? They say the leather wasn't cut into, but it's hard for me to look at this and agree with that.


2) The Lulu toe plates with the leather sole are not perfectly flush. I know how toe plates are installed, but puzzled by the gaps and how the new leather sole doesn't seem quite flush either. They've done this work for me before, but there weren't any such gaps/issues similarly.

Just trying to manage my expectations and making sure nothing is potentially problematic -- appreciate it!