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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
i think they use the same welt for every shoe they make regardless the upper !! (cow hide) you dont need to use anything specific ! just some shoe cream or conditioner while you are shinning the uppers (always use a matching colour or a neutral )- benhour
- Post #23,261
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
Very nice especially for your first try!! Generally when you are going to dye or redye leather you have to take in consideration: 1: the type of the leather 2: the tanning process 3: the previous dye it was used The type is quite easy to identify , the tanning process needs some...- benhour
- Post #23,254
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
Hello Gents hope you are all doing great, Back to Greece so plenty of time to start writing again! Now lets get to the point, ernestgraingergrace( you are killing me to remember that hahah ,joking of course) the damage you are showing 99% its not from the shoetrees (except you are using 2...- benhour
- Post #23,168
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
It looks like an oil stain that spread through the brogue hole ! Let it rest for a while and if it doesnt get any lighter then use a 1/3 white distilled vinegar/water solution (just add a tiny drop in the brogue hole)!! then polish as usual and hopefully it ll get lighter or disappear- benhour
- Post #23,116
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
Despite the beautiful outcome you have clearly overdone with renomat !! Some general info about renomat!!when you are using it on dark brown or black shoes its quite easy to fix any discoloration it may occur but on a tan or other colour shoes (especially without burnished toes) it wont be the...- benhour
- Post #23,081
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
To my opinion they look even better than the “out of the factory” look! They have a lot more “character” now ! I think the best way to go is by using a conditioner ( with low concentration of waxes ) on the uppers and a matching polish on the toes ( dark brown in your case ) starting from the...- benhour
- Post #22,670
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
In the first place when you have used Renomat you striped off some of the factory finish ( I think mostly the water proofing sealant ) and oppened up the pores of the leather leading to over saturation ! Then by using it again the Renomat diluted the dye and made it consentrate at the edge of...- benhour
- Post #22,659
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
Simply by using so much polish in every application you are going to run very fast out of product so then you ll have to go and buy more polish ! Adding to the previous statement by using so much polish you are going to cake your shoes in it with mathematical precision(dust trapped in polish...- benhour
- Post #22,553
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
It’s perfectly fine to use it ! You are not going to see a big difference with renovateur ( it shines a little better especially cause of the beeswax it contains) You just removed the factory finish ( burnishing) , as the gentlemen already told you ,on the toe and the grain raised a bit cause...- benhour
- Post #22,550
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
If I remember correctly it is mink oil based! The aqueous formula I think it is more referring to consistency/state of the product and that it doesn’t leave an oily feeling after use ! Thank you Munky , I am much better now- benhour
- Post #22,549
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
Generally when you are using renovateur have in mind "les is more" with it!! you are going to need a tiny amount for every shoe and spread it evenly but a little fast ! the darkening ll go off after 4-5 days(most of it)! If you want to minimise that effect try using a product which is water...- benhour
- Post #22,535
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
First off all you had to be sure if it is patent leather or not ! If it is the spray won’t stick very well on the surface and it ll start chip and peal of after some wear especially at the creasing points! I would keep them as they are or donate them ! If you still want to dull them up the...- benhour
- Post #22,440
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
I don’t know if you remember these turning into these ( see in my profile for the old post) but I was again bored of the color (unexpected for me hahah) so I tried to turn them into forest green with lighter undertones ! Enjoy Gents and I hope you like the outcome !:laugh:- benhour
- Post #22,408
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
I think I have said it in the past once but I think It is better to mention it again ! Renomat is a strong chemical and you have to use it sparingly ( I use it once -twice a year and more often only to remove mirror finish ) ! The safest way to use it is to just dump a cloth and pass it...- benhour
- Post #22,407
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
This is a classic symptom of AE shoes ! After the shoes are made they are using a spray finish on the shoes ( fast patina spray ) which is very easy to be disturbed or damaged completely when you are using a harsh / strong cleaning solution or agent ! Generally Renomat is a very strong solution...- benhour
- Post #22,400
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
Hello Everyone, I hope you are all well gentlemen! Before going to the moisturizing part lets say a few things about one important thing you have to do first : clean very well the inside (mostly from dirt and remnants of your socks )!! A dust cleaning cloth (like swiffer or anything similar)...- benhour
- Post #22,336
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
you welcome!! i hope you ll get your mirrorshine !! No i dont do that (unavoidably it will happen over time but i dont do that on purpose ) ! If you leave it open for a week it is going to get solidified completely and it would be a nightmare if you are going to use it in any other way than...- benhour
- Post #21,444
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
First of all i would like to say a very big thank you to Luigi for the nice words !! Always very polite and helpfull as some other gentlemen here that i am really lucky that i have met them (even some times just in this thread)! Start with a thick layer (no water at all at the begging ) and...- benhour
- Post #21,441
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
i have used them in the past 2-3 times and i havent seen anything bad thought i dont know their consistency !! Their dubbin is one of the best (if not the best) out there !- benhour
- Post #21,422
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**
I am very happy to see that everything turned out really really good and helped you fixed them! They look great! Always happy to help when i can!:laugh: The leather looks like its some kind of "pebble" grain 99% cow hide !! The swelling of the leather removed the "embossing" !(like when you...- benhour
- Post #21,413
- Forum: Classic Menswear