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I think chukkas are a viable, classier alternative.
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This is what I'm talking about...
405I don't have an answer for you, but when you say "regular" Indy boots do you mean 403 or 405?
Well I figure I'm going to need it anyway so I might as well buy it nowI'd use neutral polish and renovatuer if I didn't need any color added. You can go a long time without any added color polish pretty often.
Wow. That's really ******* impressive.
Any Saphir users with a pair of regular Alden Indy boots know the best color to keep the slight red tone to the leather? The medium brown is too chocolatey, unfortunately.
I was digging through the garage and found a box I have been lugging around from place to place, city to city since I was 18. It has been unopened. Inside I found a bunch of old shoes. A pair of RL boots that I haven't worn since I was in 8th grade still fit but were in pretty ragged shape:
They were dry, crushed and they were scraped to total **** - especially the toes. I can't be that mad at my 13 year old self.
After reading the tips I found on this thread over the past few months I thought it was worth a shot to try and refurb them. Used a combo of Lexol, Saphir creme and Saphir Medaille d'Or paste. Put shoe trees in and replaced the old two-color boot laces with some brown waxed laces. Not quite done yet, but here's how nice they look at this point:
Still needs some more Lexol/Saphir creme. Will try antiquing them after they are fully "healthy".
Thanks SF for all the insights and wisdom. Had I found these a year ago before reading this thread, they would have ended up in the trash or at Goodwill.
Wow. That's really ******* impressive.
I was digging through the garage and found a box I have been lugging around from place to place, city to city since I was 18. It has been unopened. Inside I found a bunch of old shoes. A pair of RL boots that I haven't worn since I was in 8th grade still fit but were in pretty ragged shape:
They were dry, crushed and they were scraped to total **** - especially the toes. I can't be that mad at my 13 year old self.
After reading the tips I found on this thread over the past few months I thought it was worth a shot to try and refurb them. Used a combo of Lexol, Saphir creme and Saphir Medaille d'Or paste. Put shoe trees in and replaced the old two-color boot laces with some brown waxed laces. Not quite done yet, but here's how nice they look at this point:
Still needs some more Lexol/Saphir creme. Will try antiquing them after they are fully "healthy".
Thanks SF for all the insights and wisdom. Had I found these a year ago before reading this thread, they would have ended up in the trash or at Goodwill.