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Can This be Fixed? (Lighter vs Darker Shoe)

furo

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Got these shipped to me, and clearly one has been exposed for quite some time to lighting as a floor model. Any suggestions?

I plan on trying to lighten the other shoe w/ natural sunlight, but maybe there's a better way, as in darkening the floor model safely?

FYI the original color is Chestnut



 
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did you buy them as seconds? or were they not advertised as floor models?

I think there was a post similar to this recently where someone bought AE cordovan seconds and ended up returning them since people told him it would either take too long to darken them by sunlight or it will crack the leather if you expose them to artificial radiation.
 

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No no not seconds... just the last pair in stock so they sent me the floor model... also... I think shell cordovan is a whole different story... I would hope that calf is easier to darken or lighten but not positive
 
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When I've had slight differences in shades, typically I use a polish for the darker shoe on both and the difference becomes unnoticeable after polishing.
 

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No no not seconds... just the last pair in stock so they sent me the floor model... also... I think shell cordovan is a whole different story... I would hope that calf is easier to darken or lighten but not positive


id send them back unless a significant discount was applied
 

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Unless you were pre-warned about this discoloration, send them back.
 

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A darker polish would help that floor model out immensely. It looks dry and in need of some polish/wax.
 

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Kiwi Oxblood would probably work. I had a similar situation; one or two light coats will do it.
 
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