Edge dressing in the UK

[juniper]

I can find online sources for edge dressing shipping from the US, but does anyone know where to get it in the UK? I'm after brown particularly, but black too. I've tried shoe shops and shoe repairers. Any ideas short of getting it shipped?

 

[jjl5000]

I have also looked for edge dressing and whilst there is a readily available supply in the US, there is little if anything available for the domestic UK market. Perhaps this tells us something about the average levels of TLC shoes get in the UK?

I ended up buying from the US but have since found a supplier (of sorts) in the UK.

http://www.algeos.com/acatalog/Edging_Ink.html

They are commercial suppliers so the quantity may be a little more than you need! Still £4 for a half litre won't break the bank.

 

[juniper]

Cheers! Let's hope I don't spill any.

 

[tattersall]

You can also use coloured shoe cream to good effect too.

 

[janne melkersson]

I have not used the edge ink jjl5000 suggest but here is a link to the stuff I am using;

http://www.algeos.com/cgi-bin/sh0000...QA3075#aQA3075

Use a fine sandpaper to remove whats left of the old stain put the stain on let dry for ½ an hour and burnish it with a piece of cloth and finnish with Kiwi parade gloss or similar. Don't push to hard with the cloth since it will rub of the stain.

In the bespoke trade we are heating up the edge iron and melt hard wax on the edge and smooth it with the edge iron and a piece of cloth. This will protect the edge and make it to hold up longer.

 

[jjl5000]

Originally Posted by janne melkersson

I have not used the edge ink jjl5000 suggest but here is a link to the stuff I am using;

http://www.algeos.com/cgi-bin/sh0000...QA3075#aQA3075

Use a fine sandpaper to remove whats left of the old stain put the stain on let dry for ½ an hour and burnish it with a piece of cloth and finnish with Kiwi parade gloss or similar. Don't push to hard with the cloth since it will rub of the stain.

In the bespoke trade we are heating up the edge iron and melt hard wax on the edge and smooth it with the edge iron and a piece of cloth. This will protect the edge and make it to hold up longer.

I have this also.

In fact I ordered a lot of stuff from these guys. I often add an additional leather half sole to my cheaper 'wet weather' leather soled shoes. This not only prelongs the life of the sole but helps keep my feet dry.

This is an old photo of a pair of loakes where I replaced the rubber top lift with a leather / metal combo. & added a leather half sole...

 

[bengal-stripe]

Good grief - edging ink is obviously a product that "should be prescribed by a qualified medical professional". The mind boggles!!!

Without prescription, get shoe cream (the pudding-like stuff that gets sold in glass jars) and apply it generously around the edge of the sole. Best application tool is your index finger. Let it dry some ten minutes. Take a coarse rag (like hessian), or, even better, a ball of steel wool and rub vigorously. This works the stuff into the edge and at the same time removes the excess. You'll end up with a beautifully burnished and shiny-smooth sole edge.

For soles with a natural (light) edge use the same procedure with "˜Dubbing' leather fat. That does not hide the natural texture of the sole.