bleachboy
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I ordered a bunch of Saphir stuff the other day. It came in the mail this afternoon, and of course I had to bust it out and try it out.
A few years ago, Brooks Brothers unloaded a bunch of Crockett and Jones Weymouths (Peal & Co) for really cheap. So I bought a pair. Unfortunately, I never really liked the color too much as I considered it too pale, plus an incompetent cobbler Topy'd them then used black sole edge dressing on it. Ugh.
I applied one coat of Saphir Medium Brown shoe cream to these guys, and I was like "Hey, they're a little darker!" So I proceeded to cream and buff the shoes about six times, trying to be a little creative with some antiquing effects. Finally, I applied Saphir medium brown wax polish.
I think I could do something even nicer with some Dark Brown Saphir.
The original shoes:
The finished product:
The tools:
A few years ago, Brooks Brothers unloaded a bunch of Crockett and Jones Weymouths (Peal & Co) for really cheap. So I bought a pair. Unfortunately, I never really liked the color too much as I considered it too pale, plus an incompetent cobbler Topy'd them then used black sole edge dressing on it. Ugh.
I applied one coat of Saphir Medium Brown shoe cream to these guys, and I was like "Hey, they're a little darker!" So I proceeded to cream and buff the shoes about six times, trying to be a little creative with some antiquing effects. Finally, I applied Saphir medium brown wax polish.
I think I could do something even nicer with some Dark Brown Saphir.
The original shoes:

The finished product:

The tools:
