Shoe Damage Report & Shoe P0rn Central - Part II

[mcarthur]



I like this pair as well!

nephew,
thank you

 

[Fiddler]

Oh ****!

 

[Fiddler]

I came home and applied a bit of water/vinegar to even out the stain,

I would try a little piss with the vinegar.

 

[Gerry Nelson]



dark brown wt
argyles otc

Uncle, nice wt! Wear in good health.

 

[glenjay]



(I have no idea how this forum works. I posted this earlier, but I think I should have put it here.)
...

In the case of this thread, "shoe damage" is referring to financial damage to the bank account, not damage to the physical shoe.

Try this thread: (http://www.styleforum.net/t/228153/the-official-shoe-care-thread-tutorials-photos-etc)

 

[wurger]

Loake Ayr Black

 

[Ducc]



What type of water did you drop on the shoes?

Light colored shoes will always get water stain marks once rained upon, however, the leather should go back to normal color once it's dry, and this happens to all of my shoes.

Fascinating! How long does it take to dry? It was normal tap water (but probably was reasonably hard).

In the case of this thread, "shoe damage" is referring to financial damage to the bank account, not damage to the physical shoe.
Try this thread: (http://www.styleforum.net/t/228153/the-official-shoe-care-thread-tutorials-photos-etc)

Wow, I totally misinterpreted that. Thanks for the correction!

 

[mcarthur]



Uncle, nice wt! Wear in good health.

nephew,
thank you

 

[mcarthur]



Loake Ayr Black

nephew,
nice shine on your cap toes

 

[mcarthur]

#8 wt
argyles otc

 

[add911_11]

Forgive my cross-post

 

[wurger]



Forgive my cross-post

oh my, that are 3 nice EG pairs, did you buy them at once!

 

[wurger]

Loake Ayr Black

nephew,
nice shine on your cap toes

Thank you uncle.

But this sparked a question:

With my lower grade shoes: like Loakes and Allen Edmonds, and they are all full grain finish, not correct grain bookbinder finish; but I can easily get mirror shine finish on them with just one layer of polish and buffing, I don't bother with renovateur on them yet.

However, with my Tricker's and Alfred Sargents, which cost nearly double, and I put a lot of more care into them, like wipe, reno, polish and buffing, but I just can't get to mirror shine.... after 3 layers polish, quite depressing for me after my shoe care sessions.

Anyone else experienced this? And can someone shed light on this?

 

[wurger]

What type of water did you drop on the shoes?

Light colored shoes will always get water stain marks once rained upon, however, the leather should go back to normal color once it's dry, and this happens to all of my shoes.

Fascinating! How long does it take to dry? It was normal tap water (but probably was reasonably hard).


Wow, I totally misinterpreted that. Thanks for the correction!

A few hours to half a day max.

 

[SuitedDx]



However, with my Tricker's and Alfred Sargents, which cost nearly double, and I put a lot of more care into them, like wipe, reno, polish and buffing, but I just can't get to mirror shine.... after 3 layers polish, quite depressing for me after my shoe care sessions.
Anyone else experienced this? And can someone shed light on this?

You definitely have to build up the wax because of the pores (these are pretty much sanded even on CG or filled with a coat with other BB leather). I willl take some time but you'll eventually get there. i actually cheat and use a cottonball to get the shine on some of the shoes' toebox.