Nike Air Jordan 4 Retro "White/Cement" - The Aftermath - NO BUYING/SELLING/TRADING

It's so odd how some coloways/production runs crack while others don't.  I have the same experience with AM90s.  Some crack after a few wears, and completely chip away, and look awful, while others have dozens of wears and not a stress line.  Why?!  I just really hope that I can get one pair of these to wear...I hope it actual materializes!
 
airthompson airthompson so your point is the midsole is the problem, not the paint.
Well it's a sheety problem because that paint peeling looks horrible.
I'm sure it's been shared hundreds of times before, but what's a quick fix for the issue?
Got multiple 3s and 4s that need to be touched up :smh:

Yeah midsole is the problem. Paint chipping wasnt a issue until 04, when the midsole changed.
airthompson airthompson so your point is the midsole is the problem, not the paint.
Well it's a sheety problem because that paint peeling looks horrible.
I'm sure it's been shared hundreds of times before, but what's a quick fix for the issue?
Got multiple 3s and 4s that need to be touched up :smh:

Yeah the midsole is the main issue. It's not easy for thr paint to bond onto a flexible surface. Shoes used to break to the ground and have the paint fade away. Getting a repaint with Angelus Paint is a quick fix. The paint is better quality, and you can put more than the thin layer of paint JB uses.
 
Let me know how you like it
The beat is pretty good, they did an excellent job with the production.  It's got that good '90s style to it.  Another song of his I liked after he died was "Deadly Combination" with 2Pac and that other guy (B.I.G.) was good.
 
The beat is pretty good, they did an excellent job with the production.  It's got that good '90s style to it.  Another song of his I liked after he died was "Deadly Combination" with 2Pac and that other guy (B.I.G.) was good.
Thanks he was alive when we did it beat was originally for Raekwon and ghost and shyheim ended up taking it and throwing BIG L ON IT! Classic
 
99's weren't real leather.

Disagreed. Definitely not top grain, but I think they were leather. My very first retro, wore the hell out of them


Nah, def synthetic. They were a nice quality synthetic, but not real leather nonetheless. Same stuff the '00 white/red/metallic V's were made out of.

I liked that material though. It always creased evenly and was really easy to wipe clean.
 
Can confirm. They were synthetic
Man, BOTTOM LINE... it was much better than the BS they put out, now. Leather or Pleather.

The fact that all people really want is just a Better SYNTHETIC Upper, shows that our Standards aren't too high for JB to hit. Not One Bit.
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If you ain't feeling the materials on the 1999 white cement 4s  then that is just ridiculous. Quality was SUPERB.
 
Nah, def synthetic. They were a nice quality synthetic, but not real leather nonetheless. Same stuff the '00 white/red/metallic V's were made out of.

I liked that material though. It always creased evenly and was really easy to wipe clean.
Are all retro's synthetic leather? Are the SBB 1's synthetic? I've always wondered.
 
quality and synthetic doesn't go together imo. people are just nostalgic of how they feel back then instead of looking at the real 'quality". 
 
 
quality and synthetic doesn't go together imo. people are just nostalgic of how they feel back then instead of looking at the real 'quality". 
So bc they're Not Real Genuine Leather, ALL of those Shoes in YOUR Avy are NOT QUALITY, even though you own about 6 of the Same Style and probably dropped atleast $160+ on every last one of them.....? 
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Look, Bottom Line: KEEP THINGS IN CONTEXT.

Quality is measured by the beholder. So, if a Group of People come to a Consensus and say that we're 100% Okay with the 1999 Retro's... that means we deem it to be Quality ENOUGH to leave us satisfied w/ our purchase. It's all preference... and that can't be argued.
 
 
So bc they're Not Real Genuine Leather, ALL of those Shoes in YOUR Avy are NOT QUALITY, even though you own about 6 of the Same Style and probably dropped atleast $160+ on every last one of them.....? 
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Look, Bottom Line: KEEP THINGS IN CONTEXT.

Quality is measured by the beholder. So, if a Group of People come to a Consensus and say that we're 100% Okay with the 1999 Retro's... that means we deem it to be Quality ENOUGH to leave us satisfied w/ our purchase. It's all preference... and that can't be argued.
lol, you obviously don't know the difference between synthetic vs top grain or split grain leather vs genuine leather. 

i'm just gonna leave it at that. 

and just FYI; 4 of those pairs in my avatar were bought below retail in 2003 on release date, so no they weren't all $160+ 
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 and 4 of those shoes are all leather (split or top grain) with 2 of those mixed between synthetic & split grain. 
 
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And what would call chi and lasers and black and whites most recent retros 2014 and 2015
 
 
lol, you obviously don't know the difference between synthetic vs top grain or split grain leather vs genuine leather. 

i'm just gonna leave it at that. 

and just FYI; 4 of those pairs in my avatar were bought below retail in 2003 on release date, so no they weren't all $160+ 
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 and 4 of those shoes are all leather (split or top grain) with 2 of those mixed between synthetic & split grain. 
LOL. You sound Silly.

Where in what I said gave you the impression that I don't know the differences between Synthetic & Geniune Leathers?

You did an Awesome Job of completely Avoiding the Point. I'll leave it alone, though. 
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So where would u say Banneds fall split grain leather or genuine leather
i don't think they have used full grain leather on any of the retro in a long time. 

i don't own the 1s, so i can't comment. if they are real leather they are most likely split grain as it is the cheapest of material besides going full synthetic.

the last full grain leather shoe from JB was the M10 year of the horse. 

the leather on the remastered stuff are most likely top grain.
 
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