What is your opinion on what I plan to do to a pair of shoes?

Jay Gatsby · Jan 4, 2011

I have been inspired by shoes with a different hue on the cap and am going to take my walnut fifth aves and polish them up, using some black on the toe to try to make that part significantly darker. Will it work out?

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patrickBOOTH · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by Jay Gatsby

I have been inspired by shoes with a different hue on the cap and am going to take my walnut fifth aves and polish them up, using some black on the toe to try to make that part significantly darker. Will it work out?

Please feel free to utilize the unrelated poll (optional).

Yes, it will work out, however it will only be really noticeable over time and buffings. If you try to cake it on all at once you will end up with a mucky dull shoe.

Oh yeah, I chose coconuts because it reminds me of boobs.

DerekS · Jan 4, 2011

i use black polish on a lot of my brown shoes...over time they develop a nice change.

Jangofett · Jan 4, 2011

Dont you need to strip the protective layering over the shoes for the polish or cream to stick?
Whenever I use a different colour cream, I can easily rub it off the shoes.

Joenobody0 · Jan 4, 2011

Coconuts. Also this should work. It just takes time.

gdl203 · Jan 4, 2011

go coconuts

mickey711 · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH

Oh yeah, I chose coconuts because it reminds me of boobs.

I didn't think of it that way

Is it too late to jump on the coconut bandwagon?

gdl203 · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by mickey711

I didn't think of it that way

Is it too late to jump on the coconut bandwagon?

Too late, we understand you like the spaghetti better...

Thomas · Jan 4, 2011

yay coconuts!!!

Harold falcon · Jan 4, 2011

Coconut acts as a laxative. I choose spaghetti.

patrickBOOTH · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by Jangofett

Dont you need to strip the protective layering over the shoes for the polish or cream to stick?
Whenever I use a different colour cream, I can easily rub it off the shoes.

No. Good shoes don't have a "protective covering". You should be using so little polish that you shouldn't be able to really see the buildup of color. The color change is something that develops over many polishing, buffing, conditioning, wearing, buffing and so on iterations. If you don't do it over time you will have tacky buildup.

alliswell · Jan 4, 2011

Use navy rather than black. Black contains very little dye.

patrickBOOTH · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by alliswell

Use navy rather than black. Black contains very little dye.

alliswell · Jan 5, 2011

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH

Have you tried it?

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