Munky
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What is the best way to care for 'painted' crust? In this case, it is a fairly pale blue. The dealer suggest not using anything like renovating creams or 'polish with a high solvent content'. The latter seems to rule out most creams. I have some neutral Collonil cream which will do the job but I am worried that the shoes will leach their colour, over time, if I don't occasionally top up the colour. To this end, I bought some Saphir Pate de Luxe cream which is almost an exact match. As we know, Saphir polishes contain quite a lot of turpentine, as a solvent. My questions are: a) will i ruin the hand painted patination if I occasionally use this product and b) if I don't use any 'coloured' polish, will the colour of the shoes fade over time? With thanks and anticipation, Munky.