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post #3346 of 5292
12/4/12 at 9:23am
Grendel,
Thank you for the information. I do believe that chamois is an oil stuffed leather. Interestingly, I have just been brushing the boots and that has been working great, so thank you for the confirmation on the brushing. I will get some Obenauf's Leather Oil and try it once the boots get dry (if they get dry at all!).

I really appreciate your help and guidance!

George
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post #3347 of 5292
12/4/12 at 12:41pm

Great thread. This is going to be very useful as I just started recently learning about shoe care.

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post #3348 of 5292
12/5/12 at 5:32pm
Gents
Check this out which I found today.
By the photo he uses American brand Angelus which I hear is on a par with Saphir

http://www.menswearstyle.co.uk/2012/12/04/how-to-polish-shoes/248?ltp=t
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post #3349 of 5292
12/5/12 at 5:35pm
Sorry By the post it says on Park lane in the London Hilton shiner called Steven from shoeshine UK
Will give it a go when im in town see what that wax does

http://www.menswearstyle.co.uk/2012/12/04/how-to-polish-shoes/248?ltp=t
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post #3350 of 5292
12/6/12 at 10:27am
Hi all,

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this. Toes seem pretty dry and cracked, any hope? confused.gif Shoes are C&J Audley's.

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post #3351 of 5292
12/6/12 at 10:35am
They'll be fine.

I would think the best thing to do is to remove most/all of the existing wax. Condition thoroughly. And start the polish/wax from scratch.

Use Saphir Renovateur or Lexol to remove the existing wax. Saphir Renovateur or Leather Lotion to condition (I'd do two or three applications with 24 hours in between.)
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post #3352 of 5292
12/6/12 at 10:44am
IMO Saphir Renovateur or Lexol cleaner is not very effective against wax, Saphir Renomat is in it's own league! I would remove all the wax with Renomat and conditioned them liberally twice with Lexol conditioner with regards to what G-man over here said, and then use one coat of Saphir Reno, one coat of Saphir dark brown cream and then applied some dark brown wax on the toes and heels.
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post #3353 of 5292
12/6/12 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by Christian B View Post

IMO Saphir Renovateur or Lexol cleaner is not very effective against wax, Saphir Renomat is in it's own league! I would remove all the wax with Renomat and conditioned them liberally twice with Lexol conditioner with regards to what G-man over here said, and then use one coat of Saphir Reno, one coat of Saphir dark brown cream and then applied some dark brown wax on the toes and heels.

 

What he said

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post #3354 of 5292
12/6/12 at 12:16pm
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IMO Saphir Renovateur or Lexol cleaner is not very effective against wax, Saphir Renomat is in it's own league! I would remove all the wax with Renomat and conditioned them liberally twice with Lexol conditioner with regards to what G-man over here said, and then use one coat of Saphir Reno, one coat of Saphir dark brown cream and then applied some dark brown wax on the toes and heels.

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What he said

Ditto. That's concise, pro advice, there.
Edited by razl - 12/6/12 at 1:02pm
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post #3355 of 5292
12/6/12 at 12:46pm
Even though I'm studying for my MoS in Business I think I've spent singificantly more time reading and caring about shoes. shog[1].gif
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post #3356 of 5292
12/6/12 at 1:46pm
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Originally Posted by Christian B View Post

IMO Saphir Renovateur or Lexol cleaner is not very effective against wax, Saphir Renomat is in it's own league! I would remove all the wax with Renomat and conditioned them liberally twice with Lexol conditioner with regards to what G-man over here said, and then use one coat of Saphir Reno, one coat of Saphir dark brown cream and then applied some dark brown wax on the toes and heels.

The most effective solvent for wax is Turpentine, which an ingredient in quality shoe care products like Saphir.

Moist a cotton rag and gently rub the area you want to clean, all old and dried wax will be removed.

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post #3357 of 5292
12/6/12 at 1:47pm
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Even though I'm studying for my MoS in Business I think I've spent singificantly more time reading and caring about shoes. shog[1].gif

You can go for a PhD in shoecare after you get your MBA... mwink[1].gif

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post #3358 of 5292
12/6/12 at 1:50pm
This is true, but after my own experience the turpentine often leaves the leather quite dried out. The renomat is not as bad with regards to the leather drying out, but are as good as turpentine when removing old wax.
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post #3359 of 5292
12/6/12 at 1:56pm
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This is true, but after my own experience the turpentine often leaves the leather quite dried out. The renomat is not as bad with regards to the leather drying out, but are as good as turpentine when removing old wax.

Never tried Renomat a I've read mixed reviews on its efficiency in removing old wax; whereas, the turpentine is proven and at least for me it is more accesible and cheaper than Renomat.

You can hidrate the leather with Renovateur or creme, as I do after a clean-up with turpentine.

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post #3360 of 5292
12/6/12 at 6:10pm
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Originally Posted by kwhunter View Post

Never tried Renomat a I've read mixed reviews on its efficiency in removing old wax; whereas, the turpentine is proven and at least for me it is more accesible and cheaper than Renomat.

You can hidrate the leather with Renovateur or creme, as I do after a clean-up with turpentine.


Reno'Mat works great. I've used it to strip old shoes from the thrift store with way too much wax. It takes a bit of elbow grease but it doesn't damage the finish of the leather or strip the dye.

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