Leather Shoes Squeak: Common Projects

Kvc06 · Mar 17, 2010

Originally Posted by Jokerman

I had the same problem with my patent Leather YSL sneakers and tried everything and nothing worked. They just sit in my closet collecting dust.

Mine too it was a very rubbery sounding loud squeak, I sold them though

Marcus Brody · Mar 18, 2010

Can you tell where it's coming from along the tongue? Can you cut up and put one of those white pads people put in shoes to make the instep tighter where the friction is occurring? Or is there not enough room in between the tongue and what it's rubbing on?

BB1 · Mar 18, 2010

My CP's squeak too, although it has never been loud enough to annoy me. While CP's may look nice, I feel their functional design is pretty weak-- they're not the most comfortable nor do they have the best durability.

XenoX101 · Mar 18, 2010

I stole a pair of CP's not long ago and nobody's squeaked.

the shah · Mar 18, 2010

Originally Posted by bdsmitty88

"Probable cause is friction b/w the leather, try conditioning with some leather treatment and I'm sure it will go away."

Do you know of any treatment that is white sneaker safe that i can pick up at a drug store?

try Chelsea Leather Food (clear)

Listi · Mar 18, 2010

Originally Posted by XenoX101

I stole a pair of CP's not long ago and nobody's squeaked.

lol

gearhead · Mar 18, 2010

i've had a pair of mid achilles and they squeaked on me, i since sold them though and not because of that reason. i conditioned them with mink oil and it didn't help the squeaking, i was never really annoyed with it since it didn't squeak that bad. I doubt you can really do anything to make it go away. Just wear em in noisy environments.

bdsmitty88 · Mar 18, 2010

"try Chelsea Leather Food (clear)" i have some chelsea leather food that i condition my wolverines with. **** is awesome, but it is a yellow color so i don't think it is the clear you refer to.

jet · Mar 18, 2010

^bro if you click quote you won't have to copy paste people's posts

bdsmitty88 · Mar 18, 2010

"Can you tell where it's coming from along the tongue? Can you cut up and put one of those white pads people put in shoes to make the instep tighter where the friction is occurring? Or is there not enough room in between the tongue and what it's rubbing on?"

The squeak comes from the from the tongue rubbing the high side of the shoe right where the eyelets are.

Anyone know if olive oil stains....i assume it probably would.

cbusguy · Mar 18, 2010

i don't like the way olive oil taste on my shoes-- i prefer something with a milder flavor. hope this helps!!one!!!

the shah · Mar 19, 2010

Originally Posted by bdsmitty88

"try Chelsea Leather Food (clear)" i have some chelsea leather food that i condition my wolverines with. **** is awesome, but it is a yellow color so i don't think it is the clear you refer to.

it's not yellow when you rub into the leather. i use it on white kangaroo leather all the time

HolySmoke · Sep 8, 2016

Hopefully nobody minds the necro, but this is the first result that comes up when searching "common projects squeak" so thought I'd share. Just bought a pair of white Achilles lows and they were squeaking so loudly, but I put some baby powder on the tongue and it's completely gone. Hopefully this info helps some future CP owners.

beboppin · Apr 10, 2017

Is baby powder a permanent solution or do you have to reapply frequently?

jet · Apr 10, 2017

All kinds of classic posters in this threak.

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