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Interested if the paint cracking issue will be a thing on these, this time around.
Air Jordan IV “Black/Cement” - May 4th 2019
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Everyone just take a deep breath. Now count backwards from 10, picturing a pair of pristine black/red 4s between numbers.....
Feel better?
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3 pairs. Sheesh. This rendition looks solid.
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In for two pairs with rewards. Third favorite Jordan of all-time for me.
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No way Im living with myself passing on these. I just need one pair. Hopefully easy.
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Still waiting on '16 Metallic durabuck and more prominent rand lines otherwise these look nice so far honestly.
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Wow 
We are not doing the race thing in here. Please take that talk to https://niketalk.com/forums/general.7353/
The Jordan Brand forum is for discussion on Jordan Brand products please keep it that way.
This is one of the only places where we ALL can go and discuss our love for Air Jordan’s without everything turning into a race battle and I want to keep it that way. So keep all that narrow minded talk about how someone should or shouldn’t talk OUT.
We are not doing the race thing in here. Please take that talk to https://niketalk.com/forums/general.7353/The Jordan Brand forum is for discussion on Jordan Brand products please keep it that way.
This is one of the only places where we ALL can go and discuss our love for Air Jordan’s without everything turning into a race battle and I want to keep it that way. So keep all that narrow minded talk about how someone should or shouldn’t talk OUT.
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this is the correct answer
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Hell yeah
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Pretty sure with the new PU midsoles that JB has been using plus improved paint shouldn't be an issue. Every recent 3 and 4 I have is totally fine. My Bred 4's from 2012? Cracked the minute I put them on and wore them day 1.
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I don't get all the hate for that WC4 release. At the time everyone was saying how awesome and buttery they were. I never thought the materials were buttery, or even premium for that matter, however, it was a great retro. It wasn't the OG mold, but it got a lot right. And at least on my pair the toe box wasn't banana at all. Not as sleek as the OGs, but pretty damn good compared to other 4s. I've been wearing mine semi-regularly, and they look awesome, and are fairly comfortable for a retro jordan. I can see MILD yellowing of the netting, however, nothing major (and how can anyone be mad at that; the OGs yellowed badly), and the midsole paint is 100% DS. Anyway, if someone loves 4s, and loves WC4s, I can't imagine they would have passed on that release. That was my first reunion with them since 25 years, and I'm loving them. To each their own I guess...
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Million dollar question right there. Looked at my 2012s and cried on the inside. Paint peeling like Elmer’s glue.
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Another thing people rarely mention about the '12s is how the tip of the wings turned that greenish gray color. That looks horrible too
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Was about to say the same thing. I like mine, and I bought two pairs. The yellowing is really the only thing that seriously pisses me off. OGs actually don't seem to yellow, at least nowhere near as quickly as these do. But I just ignore it and keep wearing them. I know they are quite a ways off from the OGs and '99 retros, but I still think they look better than a lot of other retro IVs. Certainly I hope just as much as anyone else that this release comes out even better, though.
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you want mine?
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2 pair min regardless. Thats just me.
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A pair is being copped at just off of OG branding alone but I’m not all the way pleased with how these are looking
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That^^^
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I tried ironing these. It worked ok I guess. the netting on these is done so it doesn’t matter anyway.
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I tried ironing these. It worked ok I guess. the netting on these is done so it doesn’t matter anyway.
Looks way better there
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I tried ironing these. It worked ok I guess. the netting on these is done so it doesn’t matter anyway.
The difference in the last 2 pics is crazy. What a difference the toe makes in the overall appearance.
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That looks great. Question is, how does it hold up after wear..?I tried ironing these. It worked ok I guess. the netting on these is done so it doesn’t matter anyway.
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We haven't seen any real pics yet, so I don't understand how anyone can be making any conclusions yet....
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It seems to be pretty permanent I can’t imagine the toebox bulking back up. I also flexed the sole a good deal.
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