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I'm about to do my first sole swap on some 6s and was wondering if you guys know of a tutorial or video. Also was wondering if the midsole on the flight 91s would be good to use or should I get some other 6s
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so this almost prevents yellowing? let me know or pm me whats going on here, i am very interested
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Can't tell as of yet.. But have been using this shoe for 10-12 use of 5-8hour day.. And still look the same after my retro brite.. Im working on a cool grey 11(still retro briting right now) and will slap the vinyl wrap and see if it gets yellow again.. Might take 1-2 months of testing and see if there is a change..
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Can Somebody Be Kind Enough To Quote Me With A Couple Sites To Get Legit Seaglow Off Of Besides Ebay & Amazon ; Also Which Brand Has Best Seaglow ; And A Site That I Can Find Strong Enough Lights So I Can Ice Inside ? Thanks Highly Appreciated
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never get glue on suede. the reason why people seem to see more glue spots on suede jordans is because at the factory when they spray the glue, sometimes excess can accidentally get applied where it doesnt belong. When this happens on leather and such, they simply wipe the glue off. But, when it happens on suede.. they have to leave it because if they wipe it, they do way more damage and smear it all over the place.
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Looking to have my LeBron 9's Blackout edition a half or full size up. Do shoe repair places do this? Or anywhere else I can increase the size of this sneaker from a 11.5 to 12 or 12.5?
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Help me out, i got a stain on my powder blue 3s. Does someone No how to get the stains off without ruining the color? it's very sensitive
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Jason Markk's the answer.
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I have something similar on my infrared/cool grey Xs, I'll be getting Jason markk's premium brush and use it with Lincoln E-Z Cleaner, I'll let ya know how it goes..
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1991 Air Jordan VI Carmine Sole Swap:
This is by far the most intense, frustrating, rewarding sole swap I've ever done. The 1991 uppers and bottom sole do not match the 2009 donors 100%. A lot of adjusting was done to the midsole to accommodate the difference in sizing and shape. I had to think outside of the box from my usual Air Jordan IV swaps.
A lot of prepping was done to make sure this swap could become successful. Air Jordan 6 swaps are my weakest swaps but I have learned a lot from this swap. Everything is solid. No separations. I did put a little space on the durabuck and the midsole to prevent additional cracking on the weak durabuck material. Hope you guys enjoy.
God bless.
Instagram: @johnadrew00 @airlegends
Email: manalorestorations@gmail.com
This is by far the most intense, frustrating, rewarding sole swap I've ever done. The 1991 uppers and bottom sole do not match the 2009 donors 100%. A lot of adjusting was done to the midsole to accommodate the difference in sizing and shape. I had to think outside of the box from my usual Air Jordan IV swaps.
A lot of prepping was done to make sure this swap could become successful. Air Jordan 6 swaps are my weakest swaps but I have learned a lot from this swap. Everything is solid. No separations. I did put a little space on the durabuck and the midsole to prevent additional cracking on the weak durabuck material. Hope you guys enjoy.
God bless.
Instagram: @johnadrew00 @airlegends
Email: manalorestorations@gmail.com
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I'm guessing its plastidip since you mention it can be found in auto parts stores
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good work given what you had to work with... I'm really considering starting a more dedicated restoration hobby.
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The white part of my Concord XI have been bleached, any way I can remove the yellowing to be white? Will barkeeper work?
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Got a little ink smudge on my ATCIIs, on white leather, will magic eraser be a good thing to use?
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Yes
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Its vinyl wrap. Clear ones...
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Finally got around to putting together a small tutorial on how to make insole logo guards. Turns out it's hard to explain with pics as well as without them 
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1. Put 3-4 strips of regular scotch tape together long ways like this. Make it big enough so that it can cover the logo and still have some room to spare. I find it easier if you drape them over the side of the table like so:
2. Place that "box" of tape, sticky side up, on the table.
3. Get 3-4 more pieces of tape and make sure they're slightly larger than the first ones. Tape them over the original pieces, STICKY SIDES TOGETHER, in opposite directions. In sort of a weave pattern. Make sure the pieces on top are sort of hanging over the bottom pieces so there is some sticky parts that can adhere to the insole.
The reason for the 2 sticky sides being together is so there's actually no adhesive touching the logo. Just the smooth top side of the tape.
4. Flip it over so that the overhanging sticky parts are facing down and place it over the logo on the insole. This is alot easier to do when you remove the insole.
That's pretty much it. I actually don't use these anymore since I don't really care about the insole logos. But when I was younger it worked really well to preserve them. They might apply the logos on shoes differently nowadays so this may or may not still work as well as it used to.
Hope this guide helped. Let me know if you need clarification on any of the steps. I know it can be kinda hard to understand.
.1. Put 3-4 strips of regular scotch tape together long ways like this. Make it big enough so that it can cover the logo and still have some room to spare. I find it easier if you drape them over the side of the table like so:
2. Place that "box" of tape, sticky side up, on the table.
3. Get 3-4 more pieces of tape and make sure they're slightly larger than the first ones. Tape them over the original pieces, STICKY SIDES TOGETHER, in opposite directions. In sort of a weave pattern. Make sure the pieces on top are sort of hanging over the bottom pieces so there is some sticky parts that can adhere to the insole.
The reason for the 2 sticky sides being together is so there's actually no adhesive touching the logo. Just the smooth top side of the tape.
4. Flip it over so that the overhanging sticky parts are facing down and place it over the logo on the insole. This is alot easier to do when you remove the insole.
That's pretty much it. I actually don't use these anymore since I don't really care about the insole logos
. But when I was younger it worked really well to preserve them. They might apply the logos on shoes differently nowadays so this may or may not still work as well as it used to.Hope this guide helped. Let me know if you need clarification on any of the steps. I know it can be kinda hard to understand.
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thanks sir. I may try this with blue painters tape. I taped the blue painters tape directly to the logo... no adhesive sounds like the better route, clearly.
can't bring myself to rip out the insoles though.
can't bring myself to rip out the insoles though.
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Not really sure if this post belongs in this thread but I was wondering if having your shoes in those plastic drop front boxes are bad for your sneakers? I know sunlight isn't good for DS shoes but my room doesn't get sunlight unless I open the blinds & the only source of light comes from a light bulb. So my real question is does artificial light (lightbulb) have a negative impact on shoes stored in those type of containers? Thanks for any replies.
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i store my DB5s in those boxes inside my closet. so far so good. im in for more answer too.
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Just keep temp of your house cooler than amb temp.. I have no problem with mine. I have a shelf for my shoes (not inside the closet) and my ds 5 still have the blue tint, specially the grape 5... No problem of yellowing in my area which is Florida. And if i don't take care of my shoes, they do get yellow but very slowley.
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Is leaving your shoes stored in thier box with the paper covering them bad? Like does of have negative effects on them? The boxes sit in my closet.
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i store all my shoes in plastic bins (including my db6 which ive since sold)... in my closet of course. i cover my GITD pairs (like lebron xi GK) to prevent them from killing the glow due to constant exposure to light. ive used bins for about a year now with no problems. obviously wont know long terms affects for a while but i like it much more than keeping in the boxes
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Dont know if anyone will care to know this but on angelusdirect.com they sell their own all natural cleaner and i thought for $4 for an 
z bottle how could i go wrong because i cant get myself to pay $20 Jason Markk for 4oz so when the angelus all natural cleaner got to me i put in use right away i cleaned a pair of roshes my kobe 8 easters and a canvas janoski the results were outstanding for me i followed jason markk instructions and applied it to my cleaner and got mud stains and salt stain right out of the canvas very easily made my easter midsoles back to that light mint green and my roshes look brand new again!
so for the price and the results i got i would recomend the angelus easy cleaner to anyone who likes to take care of their shoes but doesnt want to fork out lots of money to do so
z bottle how could i go wrong because i cant get myself to pay $20 Jason Markk for 4oz so when the angelus all natural cleaner got to me i put in use right away i cleaned a pair of roshes my kobe 8 easters and a canvas janoski the results were outstanding for me i followed jason markk instructions and applied it to my cleaner and got mud stains and salt stain right out of the canvas very easily made my easter midsoles back to that light mint green and my roshes look brand new again!so for the price and the results i got i would recomend the angelus easy cleaner to anyone who likes to take care of their shoes but doesnt want to fork out lots of money to do so
