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Any particular product you recommend? I just rather do that then have it painted.
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Retr0bright will work, but most people say Salon Care mixture is a lot stronger than retr0bright and I've only used salon care to clear soles and not clean. Don't know if Salon Care will work for cleaning, but it makes sense that it would do the same thing as Retr0bright.
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Hey guys, I'm relatively new to the shoe game so I could really use some pointers ,I have these Aqua 8's that I'm thinking about repainting the midsoles on, does anyone know what paint brands, colours etc I need?
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One thing I've noticed about white Angelous paint is that its not pure WHITE when used on non leather surfaces such as midsoles. What's the best thing to use when painting a midsole like on a white/cement Jordan III that's a pure bright white?
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need help on these space jams. any ideas how to fix that sloppy glue stains?
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Anyone know where I can find RIT WHITENER AND BRIGHTENER in the Bay Area?
My local Wal-Mart has a RIT display...but no WHITENER...my Concord 11's need some touching up. Thanks.
My local Wal-Mart has a RIT display...but no WHITENER...my Concord 11's need some touching up. Thanks.
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I had a thin strip of glue on my patent leather Space Jams that I thought was scratch. Well I've been using Sea Glow to remove the yellow from my soles and some of it got on the toe. Then I remembered Sea Glow will melt glow. Sure enough it broke that glue down where I could gently scrape it off with my finger nail without damaging the patent leather.
Tomorrow morning I'm using a Salon Care 40 and Sea glue mixture on the soles. This time I put painters tape on the entire midsole and upper because I don't quite trust the Salon Care 40 yet. Stay tuned for results
Tomorrow morning I'm using a Salon Care 40 and Sea glue mixture on the soles. This time I put painters tape on the entire midsole and upper because I don't quite trust the Salon Care 40 yet. Stay tuned for results
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Might just need to add gloss which is what JB does to make the paint shine. If not it could be a mixture of whites.
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Actually I added gloss to the cement 3 midsole to prevent future cracking. But the section that a touched up isn't pure white. It's a tad bit off. I ordered some Preparer to break that section down first. And I will try again. Hopefully I didn't contaminate my bottle of White
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need help on these space jams. any ideas how to fix that sloppy glue stains?
Try acetone, nail polish (contains acetone), goo gone, wd-40, lighter fluid, gasoline, or olive oil. I got a glue stain on my spacejams and still haven't been able to take it off, but these are some recommendations off the top of my head that you should try.
If you check a few pages back for responses to my post, you might get some more recommendations.
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Picked these up for 200 Shipped off eBay.
Restoration project for my summer.
Restoration project for my summer.
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Man that was a steep price. whew
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Aghhhh. There has to be something that can be done to remove the paint tint. I'm going to do more sessions outside with salon care and leave some rit britener on the soles overnight. Wish me luck guys!!
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Very nice
. My size too. I would've definitely scooped them for that price. Look forward to seeing the results.
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For those that ice their soles, do you guys use cutouts to cover the non-translucent parts of the sole(traction pods, carbon fiber,etc.)? I've always been doing it and it is a huge pain. Seen some people say it's highly recommended, while others say it's not. Would like more opinions.
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Does the Salon Care stuff really work?
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Yes. Easier and better than retr0bright.
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Interesting. I was thinking about trying it out but idk.
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what's the reason you couldn't get it onto the traction pods again? the pods are not painted don't see what harm can it done.
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Not that you can't get the sauce into the pods, but high amount of UV exposure may(?) damage the pods and also not covering the the other parts of the sole will let the light exposure directly hit it causing the glue to melt, thus sole separation. Idk though, I see some people do it and some people don't.
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hmm...most i've seen is just not to get the "sauce" onto the pods, but regardless the the shoe will be exposed under sunlight and it's the heat that causes the glue to break down. just trying to understand the reason behind it. btw, after you clear the soles do you notice a change in the clear rubber? i.e. softness, brittleness, etc
gonna go look for these salon care 40 and try it on my melo M7 and xx2PE next week if i can find them.
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They apply the sauce before putting on the cutouts on there. Heat does melt glue, but allowing direct sunlight & UV light to hit it will probably make it worse. No change in the translucent sole, feels exactly the same, but I only leave it out for an hour. Some dudes leave it out for 3-4 hours which may be dangerous.
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Does anyone know I can fix these on my playoff 8s? Thanks for the help.
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@dontbelikethat nice video. i wonder if you can leave it inside the house where there's a window that allows the sun comes through. the shoe will not get nearly as hot as sitting directly outside, but still has direct sunlight.
