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

[patrickBOOTH]

Ummmm, huge problem guys. One layer of my heel stack just broke off of my shoe. I have to be out tonight. What do I do???????????

 

[jrd617]



Ummmm, huge problem guys. One layer of my heel stack just broke off of my shoe. I have to be out tonight. What do I do???????????

Are they stacked wooden heels?

 

[patrick_b]



Ummmm, huge problem guys. One layer of my heel stack just broke off of my shoe. I have to be out tonight. What do I do???????????

Shoo goo...or...a perfect excuse to buy some new shoes . Stop off down at Leffot.

 

[cbfn]

Since Renomat is such a powerful cleaner shouldn't it be wiped off with a moist cloth to get off and dilute some that have been penetrated into the leather?

 

[kirbya]

No harm in this. I take a chamois to it to make sure I wipe off any residue. But no harm in using a damp cloth.

 

[Gerry Nelson]

Ummmm, huge problem guys. One layer of my heel stack just broke off of my shoe. I have to be out tonight. What do I do???????????

So what did you end up doing?

 

[patrick_b]



Patrick - could you post an updated pic of these shoes now that they are breaking in and creasing?

 

Good idea Bear. Here are some pics taken today of my previously posted Allen Edmonds Kenilworth blucher in Burnished Brown. I plan to strip these and start fresh.

This was the original shine, before they were even worn outside:



Taken today after I wore them to church this AM. They've probably averaged 1.5 wears/week since late Sept. After the original shine, I've brushed regularly and applied Renovateur a couple of times, followed by more brushing. I don't think I've added any additional wax since the initial shine.

 

[SHS]

They still look great IMO. I can't really see the creases crisis

 

[Lear]

Permanent Style has this on Corthay event in London:

http://www.permanentstyle.co.uk/2012/02/

Lear

 

[Gdot]



Good idea Bear. Here are some pics taken today of my previously posted Allen Edmonds Kenilworth blucher in Burnished Brown. I plan to strip these and start fresh.
This was the original shine, before they were even worn outside:

Personally I wouldn't strip them.

I would apply a coat of paste wax, or two if that's what it takes to get them looking smooth and then go back to just Reno.

I notice when I look at the side of the shoe that they look a little grainy. And the above approach works for me when I see this effect.

Your mileage may vary, of course.

 

[patrickBOOTH]



Shoo goo...or...a perfect excuse to buy some new shoes . Stop off down at Leffot.

So what did you end up doing?

There was a nail that was coming out so I just slammed my heel down really hard on the floor a few times to nail it back in. It got me through the night. I am sure the rain helped though. It was pouring and I had to walk quite a bit. The swelling probably helped the nail stay in.

 

[kirbya]



Permanent Style has this on Corthay event in London:
http://www.permanentstyle.co.uk/2012/02/
Lear

I had the privilege of going to this event (or, perhaps, a similar one) while in Paris. I highly recommend going. Corthay's finishing is quite artistic.

 

[patrick_b]



Personally I wouldn't strip them.
I would apply a coat of paste wax, or two if that's what it takes to get them looking smooth and then go back to just Reno.
I notice when I look at the side of the shoe that they look a little grainy. And the above approach works for me when I see this effect.
Your mileage may vary, of course.

Thanks for the feedback Gdot.

 

[Gdot]



Thanks for the feedback Gdot.

Just a thought. I've had that look before - it seems to come from the Renovatuer eating away the wax polish but leaving behind the pigments in the cream polish. (Just my theory).

In any case - I'll be interested to see what you do and how they work out. You've been on an interesting journey!

 

[easy_golfing]

how long do you let polish dry before wiping it down with some cloth? also, I'm using AE shoe polish so do I just squeeze and rub it on the shoe with the sponge part at the end of the tube, or do I put some polish on a horsehair brush, then apply?