Reply With QuoteCan't help with the fixing other than keep polishing, but it looks like you're tucking them into the wheels on your office chair. Don't do that.
Below is a picture of my favourite shoes - a pair of brown loaks
I've had them for about 3 years- I cant recall when exactly buy probably in the first year the patches of discolouration that you can see (more obvious on the right one) appeared.
Giving them a good polish with Kiwi makes very little difference. I have kind of ignored them for a long time but as time goes on they are irrigating me more and more.
Any ideas as to what has caused this - and more importantly can it be fixed?
Thanks!
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Can't help with the fixing other than keep polishing, but it looks like you're tucking them into the wheels on your office chair. Don't do that.
Strip the toe with saddle soap, treat with cream polish and then wax.
Kiwi wax won't do anything to help that.
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Yes, if the issue is wider spread then the whole shoe needs it.
Most cobblers can do this quickly.
In future ensure you get creme polish and use that monthly rather than just wax - wax bassicly just sits on top, and doesn't nourish the leather, leaving it vulnerable to the dies washing out.
The creme strips the wax, penetrates into the leather and then a coat of wax seals them.
This sort of thing before wax:
https://www.shoecare-shop.co.uk/pommadier-cream.html
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Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
If you know an ex-Guardsman perhaps you could get them beeswaxed?
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Some useful info here - I’ve had the same happen with a pair of boots - will give the recommendations a try....
Thank you to those sharing the knowledge.
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Looks like the top surface which is dyed has been worn off revealing the natural colour of the leather underneath.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Does the underside of your coffee table have any sharp edges that could be causing this Ian? Perhaps lie on your back and slide under it for a look to investigate?
F.T.F.A.
Pah, that’s easily sorted.......
Get ready to go down the rabbit hole.........
https://youtu.be/aTZKWwTh9yI
Close enough.Originally Posted by oldoakknives
I'd guess the shoes are made from a veg tanned top grain, with the corrected layer and finish worn away to reveal the dyed leather.
I too am subscribed to The Elegant Oxford.
Perhaps Aunt Sally could polish it them for you?
Wow, I was going to post the same video.
I’m a bit of a shoe snob and love The Elegant Oxford, what he does is amazing.
Personally I love nothing better than dressing my shoes to look as good as possible and am quite happy sat polishing my shoes, even if they dont need doing.
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
Which had important implications for correcting the issue. The corrected layer is a bit like paint rather than leather, so this is why it's difficult to match with polishes.
It's worth paying the extra for full grain.
I never use wax polish..
Saphir products. Cotton cloths and good brushes are all you need. Rotate your shoes, never wear a pair two days in a row keep them clean and use shoe trees.
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I enjoy it too, especially getting the toe polished like that. Hate it when I scuff one on a kerb or similar.
Annoyingly I’ve got 3 pairs of shoes in my locker at work that I cannot retrieve. Offset somewhat by a few pairs I’ve polished but not yet worn.
Another fan of sapphir products here, makes such a difference, but like any hint gets expensive lol
I had a pair of shoes do something similar and polished them with renovating polish I think it has a bit of colour in it
I did these this week.
Standard black penny loafer, but dressed up with blue cream and polish. Gives a very interesting finish, they look black but if you look closer they have a very very subtle blue hue to them.
a little more work and they will be done
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
Unfortunately I had to give that up as it made my eyes water
My favourite Gambon anecdote.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
PC, do you know what model they are? If you do you can probably confirm if they're corrected leather or full grain and that will give you a better idea if they can be refurbished easily with polish or not.
Patina?
I recently discovered that Cheaney offer a free polishing service in any of their shops, so I've taken full advantage of this. Maybe Loake do the same?
I am concerned that your spill chocker prefers irrigating to irritating. What must you get up to!?
Some of you wear really shit looking shoes.
Hard to beat a penny loafer.
I think the question in the title of the thread is answered within the picture!
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Send them to Ben?
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