Cheaney

[Chowkin]

Trying to keep my brain busy in times of COVID-19 so is Shoeshine Time!! until quarantine lasts.

Brand: Cheaney
Model: Alfred
Supplier: Herrings
Last: 125
Colour: Mocha, darkened with black Kiwi polish
Note: I was looking for a very very dark brown oxford and couldn't find a retailer that could deliver the Church's Consul in ebony to Peru, so I took the leap and purchased the Alfred, a magnific shoe.

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When you say Kiwi polish, do you mean cream or wax? If you want to darken your shoes, cream does a better job cause it’s got more pigments. Wax sits on the surface of the leather and its darkening effects can easily be reversed by stripping it with Renomat.

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

When you say Kiwi polish, do you mean cream or wax? If you want to darken your shoes, cream does a better job cause it’s got more pigments. Wax sits on the surface of the leather and its darkening effects can easily be reversed by stripping it with Renomat.

I am not sure since in Peru we have only one option (named betun in spanish) but is clearly very pigmented.

 

[Chowkin]

I am not sure since in Peru we have only one option (named betun in spanish) but is clearly very pigmented.

Yours should be a hard wax:

Shoe cream should look like this:

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

Yours should be a hard wax:
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Indeed, that is the one. Any experience with it?

 

[leparrain7]

kiwi products are not really recommended to maintain your beautiful leather shoes, but good if you don't have much choice...
have you tried to order Saphir products online?

 

[WilYa]

kiwi products are not really recommended to maintain your beautiful leather shoes, but good if you don't have much choice...
have you tried to order Saphir products online?

Not necessarily, according to Pete who is the patina and finishing artisan at G&G.

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

Not necessarily, according to Pete who is the patina and finishing artisan at G&G.

I usually use the products that come as a gift with my shoes. Herrings, Pediwear, AFPOS, usually send quality wax with their shoes including Saphir. I only use Kiwi when I try to change (a little) the original colour.

 

[Blake Stitched Blues]

the Grafouth chukka after 4 or 5 ports, they are very practical and I really like the color. however, after 4/5 hours they make me suffer on my strong foot, I thought they would spread faster but I was wrong.
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Handsome pair of boots but they're too tight across the instep. I have the same gaping issues with many chukkas.

 

[leparrain7]

Not necessarily, according to Pete who is the patina and finishing artisan at G&G.

this is the first time I hear that ... all the shoe specialists that I have read or seen on youtube, recommend cleaning products based on natural products, like beeswax for example , I mentioned Sapphire that I know and use but other brands use the same natural components, as in this excellent cleansing milk

not Kiwi to my knowledge

Handsome pair of boots but they're too tight across the instep. I have the same gaping issues with many chukkas.

thank you I like them ...
we do not quite. yes this last lacks a little height, but I have two problems, the first is the left foot which is stronger than the right foot, and it is at this foot that I have a little sore neck foot after 6 or 7 hours of wearing in a row. the second paradoxical problem is that only on my weakest right foot, that the inside guarantor which flexes and forms a small arc, as we can see on the photo, which aesthetically bothers me, but I spoke with other people who have chukka from different brands who confirmed that I have the same concerns.

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

this is the first time I hear that ... all the shoe specialists that I have read or seen on youtube, recommend cleaning products based on natural products, like beeswax for example , I mentioned Sapphire that I know and use but other brands use the same natural components, as in this excellent cleansing milk
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not Kiwi to my knowledge


thank you I like them ...
we do not quite. yes this last lacks a little height, but I have two problems, the first is the left foot which is stronger than the right foot, and it is at this foot that I have a little sore neck foot after 6 or 7 hours of wearing in a row. the second paradoxical problem is that only on my weakest right foot, that the inside guarantor which flexes and forms a small arc, as we can see on the photo, which aesthetically bothers me, but I spoke with other people who have chukka from different brands who confirmed that I have the same concerns.
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I had the same issue with my Chukkas (C&J, Loake, Cheaney, etc) but just use them and the leather with soften and mold to your feet.

 

[leparrain7]

I had the same issue with my Chukkas (C&J, Loake, Cheaney, etc) but just use them and the leather with soften and mold to your feet.

yes in fact this concern affects all chukka of different brands.
but the leather starts to relax well, it's just that curb of the right foot that folds that I don't like

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

Longwing from Cheaney, very versatile shoe.

Brand: Cheaney
Model: Oliver II R
Supplier: Herrings
Last: 125
Colour: Burgundy calf
Note: Cheaney is a magnific brand, I have never been disappointed with their shoes and having Herrings as a supplier I feel save in case I need to return them. I use this shoe a lot when I travel, is very versatile.

 

[Northants bloke]

Excellent choice.

 

[Camerashy]

Tried to get those in the recent Sale but my size was sold out

 

[JUAN MANUEL]

Another Shoeshinning Times post.

Brand: Shipton & Heneage
Model: Walpole
Manufacturer: Cheaney
Last: 12319

Note: My official minimalistic shoe, used in weddings and special situations. This wholecuts accomodate very well my feet, I run +/- 40Km per week and this shoes never given me an issue after a long haul. Wholecuts usually are mounted in slim lasts, this is not the case.