Did i just ruin my Sperrys?!?

[vvoc]

so my sperrys were looking a bit dry so i decided to condition the leather with Obenauf's leather conditioner..ive used it previously on my leather jacket and boots and turned out great...but it like smeared on the sperrys and stained it...i did it about 30 min ago, so its still relatively fresh.

did i just ruin my sperrys? it looks stained. thanks!

 

[hi-val]

From what I've read on their site, they say you shouldn't try to clean them with anything other than a suede brush. I'd try to get the stuff off, but I don't really know what "stained" means here. Much like threads about Jessica Alba, this thread is useless without pictures.




And Sperrys are supposed to look beat to hell and worn and salt-stained, it's part of the patina.

 

[vvoc]

here are the pictures:

ignore the green paint and focus on the darker stains from the leather conditioner... i hope they dry up and retrun to an even color and not look stained like this...maybe i should just rub the conditioner on the entire shoe evenly to get it all darker...i was planning on that but regretted it immediately. opinions??? thanks

 

[Avyer]

They're stained. I'd go ahead and cover the shoe with the oil to get a consistent look going.

 

[robin]

Think of it this way - you made them better.

 

[RyJ Maduro]

Originally Posted by vvoc

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did i just ruin my sperrys?

Nope.

 

[vvoc]

Originally Posted by robin

Think of it this way - you made them better.

hahah how did i make them better? im thinking of letting it dry till tomorrow...if its still blouchy, ill coat the entire shoe. must admit the stained parts r soft as butter though. lol

 

[BrianVarick]

I think they will look better after you do the whole shoe. go for it. What is up with the green?

 

[vvoc]

lol...well i was wearing them while painting some table with my friends and it dripped. first i was pretty pissed, it wouldnt come off....now i feel it gives it character lol...the same cant be said for the dark oil stains

guess ill just do a once over the entire shoe tomorrow

 

[j]

Originally Posted by BrianVarick

I think they will look better after you do the whole shoe. go for it. What is up with the green?
+1

 

[Max]

They're boat shoes. They're not supposed to look new.

 

[Get Smart]

I can't believe, in a thread asking if your Sperry's are ruined, that the GREEN PAINT dripped on your shoes isnt the focus of your ire?????

the staining doesnt look bad to me, as said you could easily do the whole shoe and make it consistent so it doesnt look stained.

 

[vvoc]

haha well ive come to terms with the green paint long ago lol