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post #1816 of 5205
4/6/12 at 8:18am
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Originally Posted by SHS View Post

Does anyone have any experience with stretching a shoe? I have a pair where the left shoe is a bit tight at my little toe. I see that Valmour has just gotten a new product:
http://www.valmour.com/cleaning-products/leather-softener-shoeeze-saphir,607
And they have an older product as well:
http://www.valmour.com/cleaning-products/oke-saphir-spray,24
Has anyone tried them?

No. But honestly you should take your shoes to a cobbler instead.
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post #1817 of 5205
4/6/12 at 8:47am
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Anything fun? Mind altering? biggrin.gif
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Nope, just plants and spices in pill form. She could use some mind altering substances though...
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post #1818 of 5205
4/6/12 at 8:48am
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Originally Posted by Christian B View Post

Is it me or do they look like CG?

They do, that kind of discoloration is typical of corrected grain leathers as well.
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post #1819 of 5205
4/6/12 at 11:42am
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Originally Posted by Gdot View Post

I'd try a few coats of polish - thoroughly rubbed in with your finger tip wrapped in a soft t-shirt before I did anything else. That alone may be enough.
If not, then either take them to the cobbler to have them stripped and repolished or get some renovateur and or renomat and try it yourself.
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While the scuffs are certainly noticeable, you may get lucky and find that they may just be scuffs in the old wax/old polish. In that case, blending the old layers by adding a new layer of colored shoe cream followed by colored wax may cover them up adequately. It's certainly worth a shot as you can't hurt it by polishing over the scuffs.


thanks for the tips guys. I will put that as my weekend project and see if that'll help. if not these will go on B&S soon for the price I got them for.
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post #1820 of 5205
4/6/12 at 1:07pm
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Originally Posted by Northampton Novice View Post

No. But honestly you should take your shoes to a cobbler instead.

Thank you for the advice. I probably should ask a cobbler, but part of me still wants to try the spray. biggrin.gif
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post #1821 of 5205
4/6/12 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by tv2177 View Post

i have just gotten a used peal & co loafer made by C&J but found some scuffs in the toe area and was wondering if that can be repaired by a cobbler. can anyone give me some info?

It's simply the wax build up, strip the shoes with Renomat (it should works if the shoes were not polished with silicon products) and repolish them with good quality cream and wax.

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post #1822 of 5205
4/6/12 at 3:00pm
^thanks. I will see where I can purchase a renomat.
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post #1823 of 5205
4/6/12 at 4:37pm
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Originally Posted by tv2177 View Post

^thanks. I will see where I can purchase a renomat.

I did the same job here:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/228153/the-official-shoe-care-thread-tutorials-photos-etc/240_20#post_4796409
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post #1824 of 5205
4/6/12 at 6:27pm
Does anyone else love concrete stairs as much as I do? Especially the ones with those small jagged rocks embedded in the sides!263 What's my plan of attack here?
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post #1825 of 5205
4/6/12 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by tv2177 View Post

^thanks. I will see where I can purchase a renomat.

If you're in the US you can pick it up from the SF affiliate Hanger Project. That's where I picked up mine from.
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post #1826 of 5205
4/6/12 at 7:15pm

It's also available here

 

http://www.riderbootshop.com/saphir-renomat/

 

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post #1827 of 5205
4/6/12 at 8:18pm
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Originally Posted by halberdklown View Post

Does anyone else love concrete stairs as much as I do? Especially the ones with those small jagged rocks embedded in the sides!263 What's my plan of attack here?

Ouch - that sucks. Are they shell? (They look like shell) Renovateur and brushing for starters. I had someone something similar to my shell AE Bradleys by walking up my heels and it did the job.

If calf, start with some polish that matches the color, and slowly start building up the layers.

Good luck.
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post #1828 of 5205
4/6/12 at 9:11pm
so i used a damp cloth to try to clean the shoes to see if it's just a wax build up and guess what?

I am going to order the renomat from the hanger project but $10 shipping for one bottle seems to be too expensive. I am thinking about picking up the Renovateur not the cream because I have the walnut premium shoe polish from AE. Any suggestions are welcome!

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post #1829 of 5205
4/6/12 at 9:27pm

Hanger Project nailed me on shipping too.  Rider Boot ships US mail, I think, it's about $5.

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post #1830 of 5205
4/6/12 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by bucksfan View Post

Ouch - that sucks. Are they shell? (They look like shell) Renovateur and brushing for starters. I had someone something similar to my shell AE Bradleys by walking up my heels and it did the job.
If calf, start with some polish that matches the color, and slowly start building up the layers.
Good luck.

Thanks, yes they are Ravello shell! I'll try to get some quickly, because it makes me sad every time I look down at them (my first pair of shell, after all)
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