1988 OG AJ IV. (pics) look! VERY SAD SIGHT

[prez t]

does anyone remember the one post where someone was talking about howthe Mars Blackmons are his favorite retros ? ridiculous

 

[nklebrkr]

WOW....RIP....sorry for your loss


BTW...I agree with your statement...
I'd rather WATCH my grandma take a crap...than WATCH womens basketball!!!
WORD!!

 

[si3xers55]

that happened to my true blues...aint it a B*tch?

 

[80jerryrice80]

OMG, I feel so bad for you, those are my grails, i luv em.

 

[kampoutkid]

danm, ur life sux now

 

[fittednoob]

owww, this hurts me terribly

 

[southzeztpdot]

Should of thought twice my friend. I saw a pair of DS OGs at a sneaker show though.

 

[richkid23]

 

[ooiron manoo]

I would have never worn them.

 

[loballin3]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[2396bulls]

Your first indication that you couldnt wear those was that the airpocket is completely fogged up. Signs you cant wear aj iv: (1.) airpocket is fogged up, (2.)the fingernail test: if you push your fingernail into the midsole around the air pocket and the indented area does not pop out right away, (3.) shoes that arealmost 20 years old and have not been worn much, and lastly (4.) og air jordan iv. I am so sorry to see that. I would probably cry. I wish jb would retro thefire red iv, and make them like the 99 retros instead of the cheap plastic retros we get now.

 

[holler mcdollar]

step your knowledge up before putting on 15 year old shoes that haven't been worn in 10+ years.

sad pics, but a quick search here and they would still look new.

 

[ucasta]

not a wise choice to walk in those...but at least you can say you did

 

[madcapa]

that's what you get for not wearing your shoes..no sympathy here

 

[sooperhooper]

The AJ version of infamous "finger pic".

 

[lugasch]

damn that's sad. The moral of the story: wear you shoes!

 

[mister wiggy]

That is sad now you know to wear your shoes. Try tape

 

[ziostilon]

no offense, but u should've done the fingernail test first. however if u just want to try restoring them, u can get one of those Polyurethane Sealants orCaulks. heres the official website: http://www.lepageproducts.com/products/subcategory.asp?CatID=26&SubID=66

u just gotta do it carefully, so it doesn't get too messy. and get some shoe glue, or superglue to stick it back down
i've worn these same OG IVs before, but mine weren't as DS as yours so it wasn't that prone to breaking apart that fast. i caulked it up, and itsstill wearable, but the air bubble got inflated when i touched it kinda like a balloon with too much air, so i just decided to leave it for display for now

 

[mastaace718]

Why would you even try to put them on?

 

[jumpmanjunkie]

theres nothing more you can do now i guess, you might be able to sell em for like a bill?

 

[jordan23les]

wow that sucks

 

[jordanskates17]

just wear them some more...or try and restore them.

 

[jvhoop22]

DAMN that sucks many. Sorry to hear that.

speaking of which, DOES ANYONE KNOW A WAY OF BREAKING IN A PAIR OF DS 99 IVs SO THE MIDSOLE DOESN'TCRUMBLE? THE MIDSOLES ON MY PAIR SEEM OK, BUT I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THEY WON'T CRACK WHEN I WEAR THEM.

Thanks.

 

[i love my jordans]

those are mint exception for the midsole

 

[oppyshoppy]

*Warned: Swearing is not allowed on NT, not even with varied spelling.* - AE

Where did you store them for all that time? Also what is the best room temperature to store kicks in? Like hot, cool, chilled or what?...