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Articles by LA Guy
Question (from a new user) : First of all, I love this forum and have been coming here for ages, but only just made an account. While this is a very male forum, I hope there's some indulgence for the women who love taking care of all things gentlemanly.
OK, one of the loves of my life...
Regarding differences between mink oil and Saphir Renovateur.
I have used plain old Kiwi mink oil on my shoes for 30 years. Never had any bad consequences. (This is NOT the Kiwi mink oil with added silicone that is formulated for boots - just regular old Kiwi mink oil). I use it in very small...
Question (first posted by @unbelragazzo ): If I want to get a more interesting and deeper color in my black shoes by using navy, should I use navy wax and cream? or just one or the other? Still some black every once in a while as well?
Answer (first posted by @patrickBOOTH ): It is going to...
Question: Is Lexol is different than Saphir Renovateur? I always just thought both were conditioners. I am a little nervous about soaking in water and vinegar, wont that make the leather shrink or something?
Answer: Lexol is more of an emulsified oil, think neatsfoot oil that had its...
Question (originally posted by @SonniHS ): I may have made a rookie-mistake (see picture below); any advice?
I guess I used too much water, when trying to polish with Saphir Medaille d'or.
I put Medaille d'or on a cloth and (too much) water. As a rookie mistake, when it didn't begin to shine, I...
Question (originally posted by @sleepyinsanfran ): I have a question for anyone who's worn unlined shoes made of chrome-tanned leather for a few years - did that have adverse effects on your skin?
I have worn my pair last summer and didn't see any ill effects, but I'm wondering if the chemicals...
By Fok-yan Leung
It’s a cliché, but for a store to be special, it has to provide “an experience" - something that stands out, in a good way. Some stores catch you because their displays make you re-imagine stuff that you simply walked by in other stores. Some stores compel you to buy...
Question (originally posted by @manasdirge ): I have recently got a fine pair of suede shoes and are considering investing some suede care product, I have read a wonderful suede care article here: https://www.hangerproject.com/shoe-care-guide/how-to-clean-suede-shoes/
In this article, several...
Question: Need some help please. The leather sole on my Crockett&Jones has broken off almighty at the toe - probably due to it getting wet and the way I walk. The stitching is now revealed slightly (hand grade).
I wanted to put on flush metal toe taps, but been all over Budapest she repairers...
Question (originally posted by @GJbass ): My White's semi-dress have antique hook & eyelets that've turned black over the course of 4 years wear. I don't know how to clean them to get their original luster back & neither does White's. They suggested sending them back to the factory or using a...
Question, (originally asked by @Ironist ): Anyone have any advice on how to start cleaning and shining these shoes? I've never really gotten any of my shoes this dirty and scraped up so I'm not sure how to begin or if I should be buying any special cleaners like saddle soap / lexol cleaner &...
First posted by @patrick_b :
Here are a couple of images of the tools I use most frequently.
Horsehair brushes:
I prefer the larger size horsehair brushes. Many places (like the local Allen Edmond stores) carry the 6" size as their large, but I really like the 8" brushes. They actually...
Question (by @tharkun ): What's the verdict on using suede protector spray on regular calfskin shoes? I have some Allen Edmond Leeds that I'd like to wear to an outing on the weekend but the weather report says it's going to rain.
And while at it and talking about ingredient lists. Do these...
Question (with a bit of an instructional included, from @nbj08 ): I've recently acquired a pair of shell cordovan AE Dalton boots secondhand, and it seems the previous owner used some sort of polish or cream. The effects were as expected - the beautiful shell luster was replaced with a thick...
Question: Lexol or (Saphir) Revonateur? I just bought both products, because I have heard great things about both. I am just asking in general what everyone prefers.
Answer: I'm a fan of both those products. (I've got some Bick4 on order too)
Lexol is more penetrating but leaves more of a...
Question: When you say "relast" do you mean they reshape the upper to original?
Answer: They put the shoe on its original last while they remove and repair the outsole. This is a movie of the process at Allen Edmonds.
Will be very similar at Alden...
Question: Hoping some of the experts here can help me out. I'm new to the shoe polish game... bought some Saphir bordeaux cream polish and wax for my burgundy Carmina single monks. The color appeared almost a perfect match, but I was still kind of expecting the polish to darken the shoes...
Question: Newbie question here. Have a pair of brown Allen Edmonds shoes with off-white contrast stitching that I'm looking to treat. I really like the look of the contrast stitching and am concerned that brown polish will tint them too much. So far, I've been using Saphir Renovateur...
Question: Does anyone have the latest Vass price list pdf or knows where I can get it?
Answer:
Calf leather shoes
Last:
Ready-to-wear
Be-spoke
R, New Peter, Peter,3636, Budapest, U, F, K, P3
135.000.-/€450.-
210.000.-/€700.-
Calf leather boots
Last:
Ready-to-wear
Be-spoke
R, New Peter...
Question: Quick polishing question...I have a pair of Alden Indy boots in the deep brown (can't remember the exact name) and used some boot conditioner (made by Alden looks neutral color pretty creamy texture) on the boot. After I buffed the cream off a few hrs later there was obviously dry...