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

[venividivicibj]

Does anyone else ever feel like your brush is going to scratch the leather? (Even if its soft) I always feel as though the brush will make the coloring on the shoe after shoe cream streaky//scratch the leather.

(I know it's not true, I still feel like it though)

 

[justinkapur]



Does anyone else ever feel like your brush is going to scratch the leather? (Even if its soft) I always feel as though the brush will make the coloring on the shoe after shoe cream streaky//scratch the leather.

(I know it's not true, I still feel like it though)

I did think that as well and if you feel it does take a buffing cloth and buff the shoe out. It will even out any streaking

 

[chogall]



Does anyone else ever feel like your brush is going to scratch the leather? (Even if its soft) I always feel as though the brush will make the coloring on the shoe after shoe cream streaky//scratch the leather.

(I know it's not true, I still feel like it though)

It will. And when that happens, move to a even finer abrasion tool to polish, e.g., goat hair, polishing cloth, etc.

Polishing is polishing. Same exact mechanics for metal, stone, wood, and leather.

 

[mrjester]

For the future, some great basics are in the two links below:

LINK ONE

LINK TWO

Thanks.

No guide to the basics of dying shoes from the genius of this thread? Really? Anyone?

 

[chogall]



Thanks.

No guide to the basics of dying shoes from the genius of this thread? Really? Anyone?

Not an expert or professional, but here're the general steps.

1. Leather preparer/deglazer.
2. Let dry.
3. Apply dye.
4. Let dry.
5. Repeat step 3 & 4 until satisfactory.
6. Deglaze again to remove extra dyes.
7. Condition.
8. Money

Feel free to sandpaper or steel wool your shoes before or after initial deglazing, when leathers are completely dry. It helps a lot removing old wax and top coats.

High grid count sandpaper or steel wool with many 0's.

 

[benhour]

Not an expert or professional, but here're the general steps.

1. Leather preparer/deglazer.
2. Let dry.
3. Apply dye.
4. Let dry.
5. Repeat step 3 & 4 until satisfactory.
6. Deglaze again to remove extra dyes.
7. Condition.
8. Money

Feel free to sandpaper or steel wool your shoes before or after initial deglazing, when leathers are completely dry. It helps a lot removing old wax and top coats.

High grid count sandpaper or steel wool with many 0's.

i dont recomend the step with sandpaper-steel wool!! even if you are really careful the possibility of scratching your shoes is really high!!

btw jester with the process that well described by chogal you are going to alter the color of the complete shoe!!

dont over rubb with the deglazer preparer it can damage the surface ! just apply with a cloth and wipe off and it ll do the trick!
the easier way is to try put some darker brown polish-wax or paste at both toes and heels till they are even to have a good burnishing efect!!

 

[SoGent]

Thanks.

No guide to the basics of dying shoes from the genius of this thread? Really? Anyone?

dying to remedy the shoe you think you screwed up shown in the previous post ?

 

[chogall]



i dont recomend the step with sandpaper-steel wool!! even if you are really careful the possibility of scratching your shoes is really high!!

btw jester with the process that well described by chogal you are going to alter the color of the complete shoe!!

dont over rubb with the deglazer preparer it can damage the surface ! just apply with a cloth and wipe off and it ll do the trick!
the easier way is to try put some darker brown polish-wax or paste at both toes and heels till they are even to have a good burnishing efect!!

High grid sandpaper and fine steel wool are less abrasive than horsehair brushes.

 

[JermynStreet]

High grid sandpaper and fine steel wool are less abrasive than horsehair brushes.

With all due respect to parties in this discussion, perhaps you are best served asking experts in the Leather Qualities thread. I don't have a horse in this race, but doing this wrong to a nice pair of shoes is catastrophic, and you are probably best served asking someone who knows from experience about the dyeing process.

 

[Munky]

I am slowly coming to realise that my feet weren't made for shoes.

 

[MoneyWellSpent]

High grid sandpaper and fine steel wool are less abrasive than horsehair brushes.

For what it's worth, this doesn't match my experience with my horsehair brushes.

Just last night I was putting some finishing touches on some wood filler on some door frames in my house before I paint them, and I was using 0000 Steel Wool. The steel wool was removing fine grit off of the surface and definitely making it smoother.

My horsehair brushes would never have done that.

 

[Aidan K]

Do shoe trees go in AE Daltons/other boots?

 

[MoneyWellSpent]

Do shoe trees go in AE Daltons/other boots?

Absolutely.

 

[Aidan K]

Absolutely.

Great, I thought so, just wasnt sure how easy it was to get them in. Just picked up some AE Daltons on the bay, somewhat excited about it!

 

[MoneyWellSpent]

Great, I thought so, just wasnt sure how easy it was to get them in. Just picked up some AE Daltons on the bay, somewhat excited about it!

Nice boots, hope you enjoy them.