Yeah painters tape isn't too sticky but after repeated wears, along with heat transfer from your foot I'm sure it'd get stickier and eventually rip the logo off if you tried to remove it.
. Most of them are in there with a very thin layer of glue and are easily removed/replaced without doing any damage to them.
Repped. Good looking out b, I'll be looking into their stuff.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 anz 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
not really. i keep all my shoes like this.
Alright, thanks for your input.
i ended up making a little insert similar to your method out of the painters tape. really good technique.Yeah painters tape isn't too sticky but after repeated wears, along with heat transfer from your foot I'm sure it'd get stickier and eventually rip the logo off if you tried to remove it.
And you don't have to "rip" the insoles out. Most of them are in there with a very thin layer of glue and are easily removed/replaced without doing any damage to them.
Or you could just tape a piece of plastic to the insole instead of wasting so much scotch tapeFinally 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.
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.
I would use some barge cement, make sure the glue is warm to get it thin and in that crevice, use a toothpick to apply the glue then some rubber bands and a folded sock/facecloth (may not be the fanciest but gets the job done) to keep from applying too much pressure to one spot on the patent leather, it can cause creases/cracking in aging PL. Thats a tough spot IMO the space btwn the the phylon midosle and PL can get tricky as this flexes alot as you walk, if you do keep them, be sure to thoroughly glue and make sure those pieces are securely help together or it will just keep happening if you wear them. Goodluck fam.
Anyone know how to get rid of this stain? Suede/nubuck cleaner did not work, nor did the eraser work either. Thanks
Black/chrome VIII's suede is dingy. I know it's just dirty. What works good to clean it any household remedies?
Anyone know how to get rid of this stain? Suede/nubuck cleaner did not work, nor did the eraser work either. Thanks
For me, i would wear that for sometime until it gets worst then i would repaint it.. I have been using the sand paper method, rather than the acetone since its a lot cleaner( no bleeding to the leather due to excess acetone) but this method isich easier if the paint is really chipping badly.I came across some Silver Anniversary 2s that had some paint chipping, and I was wondering what the best method of fixing this would be.
I've never done this before, so I would appreciate the help. Thanks
Sounds good thanks, which type of paint do you recommend using?
