Show us your new shoes

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kelv_w

144 posts

100 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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My colleague's pair of shoes was in tatters so I offered to do it up for him. It was quite in a state when he brought it over. It should be in the bin really.

Before



A bit of clean up with renovateur and conditioning



After

Some cream polish to minimise the scuffings and wax polish to bring out the shine. Decided to do a light mirror shine on the toe cap but didn't want to over egg it. Wasn't quite sure if he want it that shiny and I didnt want to spend too much time on it.




g3org3y

20,606 posts

190 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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^Wow, night and day difference!

Blown2CV

28,695 posts

202 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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that is an awesome transformation. I have thrown away (well, ebayed) shoes in that sort of condition before. I have got some of the shoecare gear but not sure i know enough about it to really do a proper job. Never got close to mirror shine for a start! Was it you that wrote the leather shoecare guide?

craigjm

17,907 posts

199 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Great transformation

Goaty Bill 2

3,393 posts

118 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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The reality is, that the majority of men's shoes, don't look much better than where you started from there.
I see some truly shocking sights on train and tube journeys.

Very nice result.


kelv_w

144 posts

100 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Blown2CV said:
that is an awesome transformation. I have thrown away (well, ebayed) shoes in that sort of condition before. I have got some of the shoecare gear but not sure i know enough about it to really do a proper job. Never got close to mirror shine for a start! Was it you that wrote the leather shoecare guide?
Haha thanks. You mean the detailed and lengthy shoes polish process? That would be me 😂
I have to say he was pretty pleased when he got it back.

Sad to say and I concur with your observations, there're quite a lot of tatty shoes I see on a daily basis. A little bit of conditioning and cream polish does wonders.

g3org3y

20,606 posts

190 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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kelv_w said:
I have to say he was pretty pleased when he got it back.
How much did you charge or did you do it out of love for the shoes? tongue out

Goaty Bill 2

3,393 posts

118 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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g3org3y said:
kelv_w said:
I have to say he was pretty pleased when he got it back.
How much did you charge or did you do it out of love for the shoes? tongue out
Don't say a word Kelv!

I've heard he already has an long panel Merc. Sprinter backed up to his house...


So

26,271 posts

221 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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g3org3y said:
kelv_w said:
I have to say he was pretty pleased when he got it back.
How much did you charge or did you do it out of love for the shoes? tongue out
I see where this is heading.

craigjm

17,907 posts

199 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Goaty Bill 2 said:
The reality is, that the majority of men's shoes, don't look much better than where you started from there.
I see some truly shocking sights on train and tube journeys.

Very nice result.
Amazes me how many guys are wearing £40 Burtons and Next specials

Blown2CV

28,695 posts

202 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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kelv_w said:
Blown2CV said:
that is an awesome transformation. I have thrown away (well, ebayed) shoes in that sort of condition before. I have got some of the shoecare gear but not sure i know enough about it to really do a proper job. Never got close to mirror shine for a start! Was it you that wrote the leather shoecare guide?
Haha thanks. You mean the detailed and lengthy shoes polish process? That would be me ??
I have to say he was pretty pleased when he got it back.

Sad to say and I concur with your observations, there're quite a lot of tatty shoes I see on a daily basis. A little bit of conditioning and cream polish does wonders.
yea that's it... save me a thread trawl would you biggrin

Blown2CV

28,695 posts

202 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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craigjm said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
The reality is, that the majority of men's shoes, don't look much better than where you started from there.
I see some truly shocking sights on train and tube journeys.

Very nice result.
Amazes me how many guys are wearing £40 Burtons and Next specials
rubber sole, square toe

craigjm

17,907 posts

199 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Blown2CV said:
rubber sole, square toe

Goaty Bill 2

3,393 posts

118 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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craigjm said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
The reality is, that the majority of men's shoes, don't look much better than where you started from there.
I see some truly shocking sights on train and tube journeys.

Very nice result.
Amazes me how many guys are wearing £40 Burtons and Next specials
But far worse than living in poverty or being a skinflint, is to not even bother to clean or colour polish the damn things for months as a stretch.


anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Goaty Bill 2 said:
craigjm said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
The reality is, that the majority of men's shoes, don't look much better than where you started from there.
I see some truly shocking sights on train and tube journeys.

Very nice result.
Amazes me how many guys are wearing £40 Burtons and Next specials
But far worse than living in poverty or being a skinflint, is to not even bother to clean or colour polish the damn things for months as a stretch.
I agree entirely but this is a thread about shoes so most people probably think likewise.

I suspect though that most people don't care about their shoes or how clean they are. I always have mine clean and polished, (depending on the type I'm wearing). I even clean the rubber parts on trainers or more casual shoes. hehe

When I'm in the states I buy loads of these magic erasers





As they're great for cleaning rubber on these or anything similar with vulcanised rubber like converse or vans.




rich85uk

3,312 posts

178 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Grabbed a pair of Charles Tyrwhitt leather chelsea boots from their clearance section for £99, seems they have been replaced by a slightly different style

http://www.ctshirts.com/uk/brown-montagu-chelsea-b...

Bit of a bargain at £99, leather is not as soft as the calf leather on my barker boots but they did retail at 3 times the price

Levin

2,019 posts

123 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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El stovey said:
When I'm in the states I buy loads of these magic erasers
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=melamine+foam&rh=n%3A11052681%2Ck%3Amelamine+foam

You can save a fortune by buying them as 'melamine foam'. I don't know if there's a qualitative difference or only branding, but I've seen more than my fair share of Reddit comments giving this money-saving tip that I think it's worth sharing.

As far as trainers go, I'm not the most obsessive about cleaning them, but if I wore more formal shoes on a day-to-day basis I might consider establishing a cleaning regimen. It does make me wonder how the leather on a pair of Adidas trainers might respond to the same attention as Kelv_W displays...

Armitage.Shanks

2,249 posts

84 months

Saturday 5th August 2017
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OK so I've bought some of that Saphir Medaille D'Or Mirror Gloss (neutral) for a pair of brown shoes. It wasn't cheap so I'm hoping it's good stuff. Question is how do you apply this?

I'm familiar with 'bulling' shoes using wax polish to get a mirror shine so is the Saphir used the same way or is it applied, brushed off and cloth polished? If the former I'm not sure the advantage it giives over using the bulling method with wax polish?

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 5th August 2017
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Levin said:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=se...

You can save a fortune by buying them as 'melamine foam'. I don't know if there's a qualitative difference or only branding, but I've seen more than my fair share of Reddit comments giving this money-saving tip that I think it's worth sharing.

As far as trainers go, I'm not the most obsessive about cleaning them, but if I wore more formal shoes on a day-to-day basis I might consider establishing a cleaning regimen. It does make me wonder how the leather on a pair of Adidas trainers might respond to the same attention as Kelv_W displays...
Brilliant. Thanks for that, they're not expensive but they wear away quickly and don't last long.

PHers helping each other talking about shoes, sharing tips. beer

kelv_w

144 posts

100 months

Saturday 5th August 2017
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Armitage.Shanks said:
OK so I've bought some of that Saphir Medaille D'Or Mirror Gloss (neutral) for a pair of brown shoes. It wasn't cheap so I'm hoping it's good stuff. Question is how do you apply this?

I'm familiar with 'bulling' shoes using wax polish to get a mirror shine so is the Saphir used the same way or is it applied, brushed off and cloth polished? If the former I'm not sure the advantage it giives over using the bulling method with wax polish?
Use the same bulling method for the mirror gloss. It just gives it the extra shine with slightly less effort. However it is suggested that you do your usual wax/cream polish first as the mirror wax has no nutrients. I find I get a slightly sharper shine with the mirror gloss.

So did I do the polishing for free? Hmmm... could be anybody's guess haha..

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