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Sorry, I should have pointed out, it is the left shoe which has had the Navy creme applied to it. Maybe I'll clean it off and take some photos of both raw shoes if needed. The Navy creme seems to be much darker than the shoe, whereas without, it's rather paler, with less purple. Maybe a house-blend of creme is in order.

I would be tempted to leave them as they are. The difference in colour wouldn't be noticed by 98% of other people out there. Then use a cleaning schedule that includes a dark blue polish on both shoes. Saphir Navy is a bit dark but would probably be fine on these. Bear in mind, though, that you can make shoes darker but it is very difficult to make them lighter. I would celebrate their difference! Please don't go down the route of stripping all of the wax and colour out of them with a strong product. It will end in tears! Yours, Munky.
 

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X-post from Rock Your Socks thread: Here they are back on my feet.
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Sorry, I should have pointed out, it is the left shoe which has had the Navy creme applied to it. Maybe I'll clean it off and take some photos of both raw shoes if needed. The Navy creme seems to be much darker than the shoe, whereas without, it's rather paler, with less purple. Maybe a house-blend of creme is in order.

I thinks it was quite obvious even if you havent mentioned it but it is very good that you took the time to make it more clear ! From the photo i can suspect that it was only a really light application of product just to raise a better shine !

Now lets get at the heart of your problem! If i were you i would do as Mr. Munky suggested ! If you are sure that the polish was paste polish from Saphir then its very easy to even it out!! Saphir cream polish has the tendency to be easily removed when is heated !! So take a cloth and start buffing your shoe , friction ll do the trick for you!! now take the same part of the cloth and buff the other shoe!! This is the easier way if you dont want to involve creams /cleaners or other chemicals ! (you can do the same procedure but now adding a tiny amount of conditioner if you want a more drastic old polish removal)

i hope i helped you!! :happy:
 

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Sorry, I should have pointed out, it is the left shoe which has had the Navy creme applied to it. Maybe I'll clean it off and take some photos of both raw shoes if needed. The Navy creme seems to be much darker than the shoe, whereas without, it's rather paler, with less purple. Maybe a house-blend of creme is in order.
Are you talking about "on the left of the picture" or "left leg"?
 

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So take a cloth and start buffing your shoe , friction ll do the trick for you!! now take the same part of the cloth and buff the other shoe!!

By the way, it's a very good point. It'll definitely help to make "color adjustment" on both shoes.
 

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... don't go down the route of stripping all of the wax and colour out of them with a strong product. It will end in tears! ...
... you wise man ... - BTW, I bet that your blue wholecuts look really dandy-stunning! :cool2:


... Saphir cream polish has the tendency to be easily removed when is heated !! So take a cloth and start buffing your shoe , friction ll do the trick for you!! now take the same part of the cloth and buff the other shoe
Glad to see you benhour, and good suggestion! I'll by sure take advantage of it!

@TheForeigner : Looking at the pics of your shoes, both before and after, you did a really outsanding work! They look (and probably are) a thousand times better after than before.
Would you mind to summarize what you did in a little tutorial? It might be useful to others.

Kind wishes, Luigi.
 

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IMG_0979.JPG IMG_0978.JPG Thanks gentlemen! Combining all the advice, here's what I did:
Really gently cleaned with some Lexol where I thought there was obvious dark spots. Brushed the hell out of it when it was dry, then combined a little bit of red with the navy blue creme until it looked close to between the two shoes and gave both a very very light coat.
Now the they aren't a perfect match, but more than acceptable for me. Photos are terrible, but I think they'll be just fine? Cheers.
 

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View attachment 906648 View attachment 906649 Thanks gentlemen! Combining all the advice, here's what I did:
Really gently cleaned with some Lexol where I thought there was obvious dark spots. Brushed the hell out of it when it was dry, then combined a little bit of red with the navy blue creme until it looked close to between the two shoes and gave both a very very light coat.
Now the they aren't a perfect match, but more than acceptable for me. Photos are terrible, but I think they'll be just fine? Cheers.
Well done!
 

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View attachment 906648 View attachment 906649 Thanks gentlemen! Combining all the advice, here's what I did:
Really gently cleaned with some Lexol where I thought there was obvious dark spots. Brushed the hell out of it when it was dry, then combined a little bit of red with the navy blue creme until it looked close to between the two shoes and gave both a very very light coat.
Now the they aren't a perfect match, but more than acceptable for me. Photos are terrible, but I think they'll be just fine? Cheers.

A beautiful job, LLEE! They look spectacular! Munky
 

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Thanks, Luigi, my blue wholecuts look very cool! Very best wishes, Munky.
 

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Thanks! My recipe is basically just hours of tedious, hard work. I had best results with Saphir Creme Pommadier Neutral. I just applied it to the shoe, waited for a bit (but not long enough for it to be dry) and wiped it carefully off with a cloth while it was still wet. I was careful to always use a fresh part of the cloth so as to not smear the shoes with anything I had just gotten off them. I also tried acetone a bit, but it didn't seem to have much effect for some reason. Apart from neutral cream I also tried renovateur, but when I wiped that off some of it got absorbed into the leather and left some darker spots.

All in all, I would recommend neutral cream and hours of careful work.


... you wise man ... - BTW, I bet that your blue wholecuts look really dandy-stunning! :cool2:



Glad to see you benhour, and good suggestion! I'll by sure take advantage of it!

@TheForeigner : Looking at the pics of your shoes, both before and after, you did a really outsanding work! They look (and probably are) a thousand times better after than before.
Would you mind to summarize what you did in a little tutorial? It might be useful to others.

Kind wishes, Luigi.
 

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Here is a photo of (one of) my new, Carlos Santos, wholecuts. Herring suggest that they only be polished with neutral cream and not to use any sort of renovating compound. As I suggested, above, they are fairly uneven in colour and have already produced some fine, spidery creases across the vamp. They do not seem to absorb much cream and Herring suggests that they are finished off with a layer of wax. I was assured, too, that they are calf leather and not corrected grain. From what I can gather, they are made of crust which is hand painted. Thoughtfully, Herring include a jar of neutral cream, in the shoe box. I love them! Yours, happily, Munky. :cool2:

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so someone spilled some liquor (not sure what) onto my Trickers Stow last night.

advice on what to do?

i cleaned them off with a damp rag last night and put shoe trees in. all i have at my disposal at the moment is a brush and some Lexol Conditioner.
 

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