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looking good! nice pick up as well. how does the sole look?
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Bit of heel drag in the back, little bit on the front traction pods. More paint fading than actual traction pods disappearing, but that's also due to the drag/wear.
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There's nothing really to fix it, but what you can do is try to make it less noticeable. First I would get rid of all those lose strings,etc. Then you could paint over the rip/hole with some dull black paint to cover it. Kinda hard to see how the exact rip/hole looks like with all those loose strings there.
Icy soles:
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If I were you, I would try to make a patch, similar to how you would patch a hole in a pair of jeans. Take a peice of fabric/denim, put it on the inside of the hole with barge cement or e6000, and try to make the hole smaller and less noticeableHow would I fix this rip in my foams:
And how to fix the yellowing so I can make them icy again
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I was wearing thinner socks before, but wearing them without the insole has been making a difference so far. Thanks!
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Yea its just partial seperation around the toe. I heard about blick but never been there. Gonna go down to get what I need from them. Thanks
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not bad for 18yr old shoes. right foot seems to have more wear, but yea...the OG's traction pod would fade and be more translucent after it's worn down. mine the upper didn't look as good due to crease after 18 yrs, but sole was in better shape. sold them recently for $110.
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Yeah I didn't mind too much since you can't see the sole anyways and uppers were good.
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I've always just stored in their regular boxes. Mine have yellowed but nothing really serious. I'm curious to this too. As some dudes have some ridiculous Icy soles on retros from 2000, 2001, etc.
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What's good or a good method to touch up 2012 Taxi XII midsoles?
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Hi All
Got a Brand New pair of Nike SB ZOOM FC DB from 2004
The glue seems to have dried up and i'm getting outsole separation from the midsole, mainly on the right heel.
To fix, I was thinking of hitting the existing glue with a hair dryer and scouring off as much of it as I could
Then carefully paint the midsole with shoe goo and clamp the sole back on.
I have no experience making this type of repair, most I've ever done before was shoe goo'ing a panel back on skate shoes, or rebuilding the flat spots on some vulcanized vans soles.
Anything wrong with my plan?
Got a Brand New pair of Nike SB ZOOM FC DB from 2004
The glue seems to have dried up and i'm getting outsole separation from the midsole, mainly on the right heel.
To fix, I was thinking of hitting the existing glue with a hair dryer and scouring off as much of it as I could
Then carefully paint the midsole with shoe goo and clamp the sole back on.
I have no experience making this type of repair, most I've ever done before was shoe goo'ing a panel back on skate shoes, or rebuilding the flat spots on some vulcanized vans soles.
Anything wrong with my plan?
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It's minor separation on the sole on these bred 13 2004, how can u fix these??
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I picked up the salon care 40 creme today 32 oz for like 5.29. I tried to see if she would let me get the 50 lol. I'm going to put it in a bottle with a squeeze top to make application much cleaner. I got a Jordan xi sole to practice on then I'm hitting these up.
http://s307.photobucket.com/user/johnnel23/media/Mobile Uploads/20140819_201814.jpg.html
http://s307.photobucket.com/user/johnnel23/media/Mobile Uploads/20140819_201814.jpg.html
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Does anyone know the best formula/brand for clearing/icing up yellowed soles? I've used Salon Care 40 but how does that compare to Fabes Sole, Air Legends Sauce or Air Legends Sole Bright?
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The only way to find out is to purchase all of em and test them out but it's a few comparison videos on Youtube
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seen something on soleclinics instagram where they patched it up.. might give you guideline seems like it had all of the original still on it jut ripped.
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How do I go about cleaning/resting gamma 11 soles? Should I use Salon care 4G creme and oxygen clean?
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Just try salon care 40..everyone gets different results. Just dont leave out in sun too long as then youll get sole/mids seperation, a trick to that is get a ziplock bag with ice and sit in shoe..make sure its shut and thatll help keep soles cool
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Anyone know how to get the cigarette smell out of kicks was hanging around some heavy smokers last night.
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if they were only around smoke for few hours, id just leave them alone. it should go away.
if not, I recommend buying 'shoe deodorizers'. it like a bag with charcoal in it. it will make the scent go away.
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How to get of the creases on the back and side on the right shoe?
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Theres a method using a steamer to remove the creases of the midsole; however the crease will just come back with the first step you take again. Not really beneficial unless you reselling them
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Use a Q-tip and some black Angelus paint and just lightly dap it onto the areas that need touching up, and then just swirl the paint around so it begins to blend in with the surrounding paint.
Tutorial:
That's a lot of wasted time. It's very very simple to reglue shoes, and it's very practical. Don't need to do all that other stuff. Just literally glue the shoe back together.
NOTE: You DO NOT need to remove the entire outsole, but just follow the tutorials. Apply glue to the separated parts, then clamp them together with something. I often use shoe laces like in the vid since they're easy accessible. A glue I would recommend is barge cement or e6000.
Different shoes, but apply similar concept.
Look at the vids I posted above, but here are some more. Different shoes, but apply similar concept.
Just clean off the dust/dirt and all the other stuff on the bottom of the soles with a rinse of water or with some cleaning. Try to remove all the pebbles, gum, etc. Just do the best you can to make sure the bottom is clear.
I would reccomend Salon Care 40 + oxygen to clear the soles since it's one of the cheapest products out there especially for the volume/amount you get.
Not a big fan of the steamer unless it's on flat leather. I would try something like this (results may vary):
Apply a similar concept to the heel and then lace up the shoes all the way and tie them extremely tight so the heel/leather is pushed very hard against the socks. Leave it there for a while and let the leather mold into into being less creased/stretched.
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does any know how to deal with the paint chip on Galaxy Foams?
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Thanks for the advice. I need a clean surface to put the new glue down on, so removing the old glue was essential imo, and the sole was falling off all over so I figure better to do the entire thing than try again later when it fails.
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