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[shoesies]

http://www.styleforum.net/attachment...3&d=1222657709

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[shoesies]

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[Wes Bourne]

Are the shoes pictured pre or post waxing incident? Color looks closer to tan on my monitor. Whatever AE calls that color, I consider the shoes in your pic to be tan, with cognac being significantly darker.

If you want to lighten your shoes from their current color, stripping might work for you. Otherwise, darkening is easy, even using the same shade polish over time will gradually do this. Whatever you decide, remember to go easy on the amount of polish you apply. Popular opinion as well as my own experience is that it's better to gradually build up layers of wax.

 

[2Scoops]

Originally Posted by Wes Bourne

Are the shoes pictured pre or post waxing incident? Color looks closer to tan on my monitor. Whatever AE calls that color, I consider the shoes in your pic to be tan, with cognac being significantly darker.

If you want to lighten your shoes from their current color, stripping might work for you. Otherwise, darkening is easy, even using the same shade polish over time will gradually do this. Whatever you decide, remember to go easy on the amount of polish you apply. Popular opinion as well as my own experience is that it's better to gradually build up layers of wax.

could just be the way the photo was taken. outdoor lighting, cell phone camera? My sohos are significantly darker in real life than the picture.

 

[shoesies]

my Soho's are still tan in color, however they are have darkened a shade of tan post-waxing.

That picture above is post-wax, so is the hyperlink to a pic of my 3 pairs - left is saddle brown, middle is supposed to be saddle brown (ordered from Amazon), and the right is cognac

 

[Wes Bourne]

Damn, that is some watered down cognac you got there! Back to the problem at hand: I think stripping with acetone should reverse the unwanted darkening. It has worked well for me. YMMV, best of luck.