:::OFFICIAL SNEAKER CARE/MAINTENANCE POST::: (It's back!)

[greatnezjo]

How do I fix this carbon fiber? Jordan brand as its bet.

 

[greatnezjo]

*best.

 

[sgamon]

Anybody know which grey to use to repaint these? The closest i found was this.

 

[tim420]

Optimus is also a NT'er under the same SN I believe.

thats weird cus the the optimusp517's pic is of a dude in a bear suit (?) i think and i have seen a pic of a member here with what appears to be a child in a bear suit. lol, i may be wrong because i dont wanna scroll through pages to find the dude im talking about but i remember seeing the 2 pics and being like, "hmmm, that looks familiar." either way, very good advice. i just got some "Esquire cleaner for patent leather & pattina". ill use that on my cool grey 11's, along with foot locker foaming suede cleaner. ill post before and after pics.

 

[crystalmethod]

thats weird cus the the optimusp517's pic is of a dude in a bear suit (?) i think and i have seen a pic of a member here with what appears to be a child in a bear suit. lol, i may be wrong because i dont wanna scroll through pages to find the dude im talking about but i remember seeing the 2 pics and being like, "hmmm, that looks familiar." either way, very good advice. i just got some "Esquire cleaner for patent leather & pattina". ill use that on my cool grey 11's, along with foot locker foaming suede cleaner. ill post before and after pics.

Lol I'm pretty sure the child in the bear suit your referring to is the mod bigj505(sp?)

Optimusp517's Avy is... Well... Optimus lol

 

[space jams]

How can I clean black cat 4s

 

[space jams]

How can i clean black cat 4s

 

[kyle andersen]

 How can i clean black cat 4s

 AJIV: Same as before. For the mesh, Oxy-clean and a toothbrush to scrub the staining out underneath the mesh. Same for the tongue. No heavy abrasives on the midsole. Use the bathroom cleaner rather than the Ajax. Abrasion on the midsole will start to make these peal and crack.

The cleaning method for all air jordan models is one first page and also I would use kiwi brand suede/nubuck cleaner but thats just me

 

[space jams]

Can I use baby powder to make retro brite

 

[sgamon]

Can I use baby powder to make retro brite

Probably not

 

[space jams]

Because it says pure cornsarc

 

[sgamon]

You can try it. The corn starch does nothing but make it thicker

 

[ftlotg98]

check on youtube, they have tons of videos on it... Anybody know how to get rid of brush strokes when repainting?

 

[mou5pad]

Use good brush.. Go to micheals and get one of those synthetic material. Works very well . Cost about $10-15 for the set.

 

[woodro]

$175 shipped

thanks. just saw them in the classified section and sent the seller a PM. that was his asking price.

Bigj jus saw this, u actually bought ur 2000-2001 concords on NT?

 

[bigj505]

$175 shipped

thanks. just saw them in the classified section and sent the seller a PM. that was his asking price.

Bigj jus saw this, u actually bought ur 2000-2001 concords on NT?

Yea. There are deals sometimes if you look frequently.

 

[glockwork3]

Anybody know which grey to use to repaint these? The closest i found was this.

your going to have to mix down a color either way, they don't make that color right out of the bottle for those midsoles.

 

[woodro]

Yea. There are deals sometimes if you look frequently.

havent caught a player deal like that on here in about two yrs...ima start looking more, in the market now for 2000-2001 concords cuz of u

 

[bigj505]

Yea. There are deals sometimes if you look frequently.

havent caught a player deal like that on here in about two yrs...ima start looking more, in the market now for 2000-2001 concords cuz of u

Yea I mean I've seen some steals tho infrequently. Just gotta be quick.

 

[tim420]

retro jordan 11 low white/varsity red (528895-101) day 2

the cleaning supplies (plus a couple white soft clean rags, and HOT water)

the first day i used purex laundry soap, and this time i used oxi clean laundry stain remover instead. it may be because its the 2nd pass, but i think the oxi clean worked better. these look almost brand new. if you go back you can see day 1 they were very yellowed and now there's nothing! i mixed 3 cups of hot water and a tablespoon of the oxi clean, damped the meshed up and used the toothbrush (often dipping it back into the solution and swirling it around to bubble it up) and worked the it well, you should see it foam up a little. then i ran it over with a mix of 2 cups hot water and 1 lid of the liquid RIT solution, with the toothbrush. then i used a rag, dipped it in hot water, squeezed it out, and pressed it up against the mesh upper to blot out the soap. 

for the patent leather i used the "esquire cleaner for patent leather & pattina" and followed the directions exactly. they are shining like new. its neutral, for all colors, and i used it on my cool grey 11's. i havent finished cleaning them but when i do i'll post pics (i need more foaming suede cleaner).

you can see on the last pic where i scrubbed a little too hard near the top of the patent leather, where its stitched to the mesh. so id be careful scrubbing around there, scuffed mine a little, not noticeable but i notice it.

 

[johnandrew13]

1999 White Cement 4 Midsole swap:

I cleaned the upper leather, whitened the laces, whitened the mesh and netting, deep cleaned and deodorized the insole and sockliner, deep cleaned the bottom sole, and swapped the midsole.

 

[sgamon]

^^ those look great! Just too many speckles on the midsole imo

 

[pointguard]

Do the price of a sole swapped pair go up or down?

 

[sgamon]

Do the price of a sole swapped pair go up or down?

Up because they're wearable. I would pay more for a sole swapped pair than for a crumbled pair

 

[zairmax1z]

Depends on the quality of the swap