Munky
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my shines
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my shines
Do you use silicone and or petroleum based components?
A couple of shines I have worked on over the past few days.
Something similar happend with a Carmina burgundy bluchers that I tried to darken, they where too red for me so I used brown Kiwi to darken them. I use Kiwi for these jobs because is highly pigmented and helps for darkening but avoid it as a "regual use".
After a couple of wears the leather looked horrible with cracks and spots. I was terrified but I cleaned them gently with Collonil (I think is a product similar to Saphir Renovateur, the one that you must not use in museum calf because it will remove the marbled effect). The cream removed the excess and kept the shoes dark enough for my taste.
Maybe the pores in the leather are too tight and sealed with something, therefore will be difficult to stain them.
I suggest asking opinions to the guys in the "Vintage Shoe Thread", they are very helpfull and have tons of experience due to their hobby of reviving and disecting old shoes.
Good luck
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Wow, that was a complete change of colour, not just "darkening". Undoubtedly now can be more easily used, the red one was a difficult one.Something similar happend with a Carmina burgundy bluchers that I tried to darken, they where too red for me so I used brown Kiwi to darken them. I use Kiwi for these jobs because is highly pigmented and helps for darkening but avoid it as a "regual use".
After a couple of wears the leather looked horrible with cracks and spots. I was terrified but I cleaned them gently with Collonil (I think is a product similar to Saphir Renovateur, the one that you must not use in museum calf because it will remove the marbled effect). The cream removed the excess and kept the shoes dark enough for my taste.
Maybe the pores in the leather are too tight and sealed with something, therefore will be difficult to stain them.
I suggest asking opinions to the guys in the "Vintage Shoe Thread", they are very helpfull and have tons of experience due to their hobby of reviving and disecting old shoes.
Good luck
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Wow, that was a complete change of colour, not just "darkening". Undoubtedly now can be more easily used, the red one was a difficult one.
The original colour of your Carmina's was somehow similar to the one of my Heschung Genet chukka boots, that I modified using "cordovan" colour cream, with the results you have seen.
Hola Mercurio
I will try them tomorrow and share some pics. The red one's picture was taken early in the morning with direct sunlight, that is why they look as Dorothy's shoes. Six am is the only time of the day when I can place my shoes over that stone table without being killed by my lovely wife.
Once I was caught in a photograph session for some new shoes and she said "why did you put your shoes over the table where we eat?" I almost replied "these pictures are for my SF pals" but that answerd would have endangered my life.
I’ve scuffed my boot and I’m not sure which saphir cream polish pigment to choose? It’s right at the border of the burnishing....I was thinking mahogany or dark brown
the speck at the middle of the toe is grass, I didn’t notice the speck until now.
The chukka boots are these, https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com/collections/lof-tung/products/lof-tung-cole-mahogany-country-calf
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Your best bet is to order a Saphir color chart and go on from there.I’ve scuffed my boot and I’m not sure which saphir cream polish pigment to choose? It’s right at the border of the burnishing....I was thinking mahogany or dark brown
the speck at the middle of the toe is grass, I didn’t notice the speck until now.
The chukka boots are these, https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com/collections/lof-tung/products/lof-tung-cole-mahogany-country-calf
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General recomendación isvto gonforbrhe clearer colorI’ve scuffed my boot and I’m not sure which saphir cream polish pigment to choose? It’s right at the border of the burnishing....I was thinking mahogany or dark brown
the speck at the middle of the toe is grass, I didn’t notice the speck until now.
The chukka boots are these, https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com/collections/lof-tung/products/lof-tung-cole-mahogany-country-calf
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