AE Recrafting

[MysticAura]

There are 2 tiny pieces of leather that are falling off the toe of one of my AE Park Aves. You can actually rip it off almost with your finger.

1. Should I rip the fleck off?

2. Would AE recrafting be able to help or would they just polish it up to cover it up?

Thanks

 

[nmprisons]

pictures would help

 

[coltboy75]

^+1. I would also send pictures to AE and see what they say.

 

[Mark from Plano]

I had my shoeshine guy fix something like this with a tiny bit of glue. I wouldn't take the leather off then there will be a big gouge in the skin that can't be replaced.

 

[deveandepot1]

Originally Posted by Mark from Plano

I wouldn't take the leather off then there will be a big gouge in the skin that can't be replaced.

+1.
You can't glue it yourself?

 

[Metlin]

Originally Posted by MysticAura

There are 2 tiny pieces of leather that are falling off the toe of one of my AE Park Aves. You can actually rip it off almost with your finger.

1. Should I rip the fleck off?

2. Would AE recrafting be able to help or would they just polish it up to cover it up?

Thanks

One of my cats clawed off a tiny portion of the leather from my AE. I even posted about it here. I just took it to a good cobbler who put a bit of glue on it and advised me to buff like hell.

Seemed to work. A month of shoe polish later, it looks like new.

 

[MysticAura]

Thanks guys here's the pictures. Let me know what you think. Also, what type of glue would you use?

 

[pebblegrain]

I would rip off and polish, but that's me.

Black is especially forgiving to stuff like this. If you need, you can take a black magic marker to color it in.

On the other hand, if you had already planned to do a recrafting, they might repair it for you without any additional cost.

 

[E.Said]

pebblegrain is pretty spot on.

I suppose it depends on your circumstance, if you have plenty of other shoes a bit of shoe polish probably wouldn't hurt too much. If on the other hand that is one of you most frequently used pairs it might be worth seeing what they can do.

At least that is what I would do,
Best of luck

 

[MyOtherLife]

Originally Posted by pebblegrain

I would rip off and polish, but that's me.
Removing the flap is not advised.

Originally Posted by MysticAura

Thanks guys here's the pictures. Let me know what you think. Also, what type of glue would you use?
You could use contact cement to easily repair this problem. Hold flap open. With finger rub an ever-so-tiny bit of contact cement on the underside of the flap, and on the 'hole' area. Let dry a few min. Then carefully push flap back over the 'hole'. Once the 2 areas make contact with one another the cement bond will be rather permanent, so work carefully. You can use the back of a spoon to burnish it closed and smooth. Use the spoon to work over the abraised areas to make them smooth again. Let sit for a few hours before polishing. No one will ever notice. Use contact cement in a tube, its easier to work with, just be extremely careful when applying. The tiniest bit goes a long way. Do not 'pour' onto the area. take a tiny drop on your finger and apply to the area.