**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**

[mrroger]

^ Is it possible to remove the bulge/cracked part on the shoe? I have all Saphire products.

 

[thomas199023]

I'll be there, I just registered for a free ticket thanks to your post.

One of the owners of Saphir is here. Very interesting person to talk to. Genuinely interested in consumers and talking about his products.

 

[thomas199023]

One of the owners of Saphir is here. Very interesting person to talk to. Genuinely interested in consumers and talking about his products.

Really fun event. A short impression:

 

[JFWR]

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Yes? You just posted a picture, but no context here.

 

[Mercurio]

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It doesn't seem that any Saphir product will really help with that inconvenience as it looks to be a faulty skin, unless you want to go for an in deep solution. Maybe something like the deer bone used to remove wrinkles that develop on Cordovan leather, that can be a hot spoon, could "spread" those lumps, but I am not quite sure it would...

The hard way would be to use some sandpaper to remove those imperfections, but this imply to dye afterwards. The work would mean: Saphir Renomat before sanding, finishing, black Teinture Française, Renovateur, cream and finally polish. You could do it if you enjoy DIY jobs, otherwise I would take it to an experienced cobbler.

 

[JFWR]

It doesn't seem that any Saphir product will really help with that inconvenience as it looks to be a faulty skin, unless you want to go for an in deep solution. Maybe something like the deer bone used to remove wrinkles that develop on Cordovan leather, that can be a hot spoon, could "spread" those lumps, but I am not quite sure it would...

The hard way would be to use some sandpaper to remove those imperfections, but this imply to dye afterwards. The work would mean: Saphir Renomat before sanding, finishing, black Teinture Française, Renovateur, cream and finally polish. You could do it if you enjoy DIY jobs, otherwise I would take it to an experienced cobbler.

Is it possible this is water/salt damage instead? Because those looked similar to how my boots that got wrecked with some salt/water looked like.

 

[Schweino]

Sure seems like water damage indeed. I have remedied this in the past bij soaking the affected part in water and it would all even out in the end.

 

[JFWR]

Sure seems like water damage indeed. I have remedied this in the past bij soaking the affected part in water and it would all even out in the end.

You might as well try this because those shoes look awful right now and they can't be made worse.

 

[mrroger]

Thanks for the answers. Much appreciated.

 

[Betelgeuse]

Finishing shoe care session

 

[Reiver]

Finishing shoe care session

I’ve been thinking about trying a goat hair brush. Does it make much difference compared with horse hair?

 

[Betelgeuse]

I’ve been thinking about trying a goat hair brush. Does it make much difference compared with horse hair?

To be honest, it doesn't. It's minimal, but for us shoe aficionados, that is worth it.

 

[ShadyDorathy]

Firstly, i discovered some inbalance blackish color when i tried to do a mirror shine, maybe due to i used a little too much alcohol drops in water? Then i used renomat to remove those stains but it got worse. What can i do to save my shoes?

 

[Reiver]

Firstly, i discovered some inbalance blackish color when i tried to do a mirror shine, maybe due to i used a little too much alcohol drops in water? Then i used renomat to remove those stains but it got worse. What can i do to save my shoes?
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Never heard of using alcohol in the water for mirror shine.

I think you may have removed the finish of the shoe. It probably needs dying but I would maybe take it to a professional to see if it can be blended in.

you could try a few coats of colour matched shoe cream but I’m not totally convinced it will cover over.

Renomat can remove the finish if not used carefully.

 

[Chowkin]

Never heard of using alcohol in the water for mirror shine.

Many years ago I saw on Saint Crispin’s website a guide for mirror shine which recommended adding alcohol to water to make the shining process easier. I tried it and have been doing it ever since Sadly that guide is no longer there.

Kirby Allison of the Hanger Project also recommends it: