Alden Shell Cordovan Flaw / Scratch / Scrape

[tmgaus51]

Hi All,

Not sure how this happened (it may have in-fact been like this from the beginning without my noticing), but there seems to be a small scuff (for lack of a better work) or discoloration on the side of my shell boots. I've tried boning, polishing with Venetian Shoe Cream, Cream Polish and Wax Polish. Any tips, or should I just leave be?

Thanks,
David

 

[Exdeath]

This has happened to me on a few #8 shells. Maybe someone more expert can correct me, but basically the 'glaze' dye that Alden applies on the surface in a thin film is wearing off. Not really that much you can do I'm afraid unless you feel like stripping the entire boot.

 

[tmgaus51]

Thanks for the reply--yeah, stripping the boot is not really something I'd consider. My main concern is that this area of the boot isn't any more vulnerable than the rest of the boot. Strange in either case that this is happening--I've only worn these twice so far!

Thanks again.