Show us your new shoes

Show us your new shoes

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BrabusMog

20,082 posts

185 months

Monday 12th October 2015
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arsenalmorris said:
Yea mate. Best to use the ready mixed sugar soap instead of the stuff you need to mix to save any problems. Clean em off and make em damp but not wet. Go over each panel one at a time with a tooth brush and sugar soap lathering it up and then when done the whole show clean em off with clean water and leave to dry naturally not near heat, brush the suede regularly as they dry to bring up the nap of the suede.

Like you say. Practice on an old pair first a few times
I'll give it a go next week when I get back to where all my dirty trainers are smile Seen it done by plenty of lads on the Facebook pages, I was going to pay to get one pair of the London's done by a restoration guy but if I get it done on some old Gazelle's without messing it up then I'll just do them myself.

soad

32,825 posts

175 months

Monday 12th October 2015
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Patch1875 said:
Got s pair of Adidas Rod Laver's
Tennis fan? wink

Disastrous

10,072 posts

216 months

Monday 12th October 2015
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arsenalmorris said:
BrabusMog said:
Cheers, I think I'll try it out on some old Gazelle's first then.
Yea mate. Best to use the ready mixed sugar soap instead of the stuff you need to mix to save any problems. Clean em off and make em damp but not wet. Go over each panel one at a time with a tooth brush and sugar soap lathering it up and then when done the whole show clean em off with clean water and leave to dry naturally not near heat, brush the suede regularly as they dry to bring up the nap of the suede.

Like you say. Practice on an old pair first a few times
Sounds like a lot of effort for some old trainers!

Are they somehow valuable? I'd have just chucked them in the washing machine in a pillow case and if that didn't work, binned them.

BrabusMog

20,082 posts

185 months

Monday 12th October 2015
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Disastrous said:
arsenalmorris said:
BrabusMog said:
Cheers, I think I'll try it out on some old Gazelle's first then.
Yea mate. Best to use the ready mixed sugar soap instead of the stuff you need to mix to save any problems. Clean em off and make em damp but not wet. Go over each panel one at a time with a tooth brush and sugar soap lathering it up and then when done the whole show clean em off with clean water and leave to dry naturally not near heat, brush the suede regularly as they dry to bring up the nap of the suede.

Like you say. Practice on an old pair first a few times
Sounds like a lot of effort for some old trainers!

Are they somehow valuable? I'd have just chucked them in the washing machine in a pillow case and if that didn't work, binned them.
Some Adidas styles are only released in small numbers and it's expensive to buy more than 2 pairs, so it makes sense to try and clean them up if they get dirty.

It's the trainer aficionados equivalent to the military polishing regimes some people go through on here for a pair of old school shoes.

Slaav

4,240 posts

209 months

Tuesday 13th October 2015
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BrabusMog said:
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It's the trainer aficionados equivalent to the military polishing regimes some people go through on here for a pair of old school shoes.
This did make me laugh beer

Chevykevv

1,447 posts

206 months

Tuesday 13th October 2015
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I thought i'd treat myself to these when I was in Italy.


wolfracesonic

6,940 posts

126 months

Tuesday 13th October 2015
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^ Details man, details!

13m

26,271 posts

221 months

Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Chevykevv said:
I thought i'd treat myself to these when I was in Italy.

I like the colour.

I like the shoes.

I am struggling with those shoes that colour.

Chevykevv

1,447 posts

206 months

Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Theyre not as "green" in real life, I think it's the flash on the camera.
I got them in Riminni for €70, leather uppers but not leather sole unlike my Loakes.

13m

26,271 posts

221 months

Tuesday 13th October 2015
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I've just counted up and I need 5 sets of shoe trees. Anyone know where to get good ones without spending a fortune please?


Chevykevv

1,447 posts

206 months

Tuesday 13th October 2015
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I got my cedar ones from fleabay.

toastybase

2,220 posts

207 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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I bought a new pair of shoes the week before last.

Slaav

4,240 posts

209 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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13m said:
I've just counted up and I need 5 sets of shoe trees. Anyone know where to get good ones without spending a fortune please?
Charles Tyrwhitt shoe trees come in at under £20 each with all sorts of deals and codes giving free delivery etc.

Disastrous

10,072 posts

216 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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BrabusMog said:
Disastrous said:
arsenalmorris said:
BrabusMog said:
Cheers, I think I'll try it out on some old Gazelle's first then.
Yea mate. Best to use the ready mixed sugar soap instead of the stuff you need to mix to save any problems. Clean em off and make em damp but not wet. Go over each panel one at a time with a tooth brush and sugar soap lathering it up and then when done the whole show clean em off with clean water and leave to dry naturally not near heat, brush the suede regularly as they dry to bring up the nap of the suede.

Like you say. Practice on an old pair first a few times
Sounds like a lot of effort for some old trainers!

Are they somehow valuable? I'd have just chucked them in the washing machine in a pillow case and if that didn't work, binned them.
Some Adidas styles are only released in small numbers and it's expensive to buy more than 2 pairs, so it makes sense to try and clean them up if they get dirty.

It's the trainer aficionados equivalent to the military polishing regimes some people go through on here for a pair of old school shoes.
hehe

That's fair enough. I guess it makes more sense to me to spend time/money looking after something that cost a good few hundred quid but I'd always seen trainers as semi-disposable. But now you say it, of course people would look after limited editions etc.

Patch1875

4,893 posts

131 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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soad said:
Tennis fan? wink
I had to google who Rod Laver waslaugh

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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I've just ordered these;



Black Rivington contrast welt Derby shoes from Charles Tyrwhitt.

Edited by TheAngryDog on Wednesday 14th October 11:45

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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I really ought to try Danite soles sometime soon.

13m

26,271 posts

221 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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LordGrover said:
I really ought to try Danite soles sometime soon.
I've got them on two pairs of Russell and Bromley boots. They are ideal for winter - not too clumpy and it avoids the Torvill and Dean moments as well as trench foot.


LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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Is it feasible to retrofit Dainite? I have some leather soled Cheaney brogues that have been resoled at the factory once - maybe next time ask for Dainite?

Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Wednesday 14th October 2015
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LordGrover said:
I really ought to try Danite soles sometime soon.
I need some too as I almost stacked it on a busy Oxford Street a couple of weeks ago in the rain in my leather soled Church's.

Gizlaroc, any recommendations please? To give you an idea of styles I currently wear Cheaney Ewan, Church's Shergar & Maltby among others
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