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An Experiment On Swiss Ballys
Here are a pair of vintage Swiss Bally shoes in solid condition that I found for $5.00. They had heavy coats of dark brown shoe polish on them. So I took some Dye Prep shoe cleaner and then Acetone to wipe off the gunk. Then a coat of leather cleaner, a coat of leather conditioner to restore moisture to the leather and then 3 coats of a light brown shoe polish to restore the luster. Since they had heavy coats of dark brown shoe polish I did not want to use the Acetone very heavily as it would have removed the shoe dye as well, so I went for a distressed leather look on them. I think they turned out rather well for an experiment.
    http://www.neimanmarcus.com/Bally-Brent-Leather-Penny-Loafer-Brown-Bally/prod187640015_cat29540733__/p.prod?icid=&searchType=EndecaDrivenCat&rte=%252Fcategory.jsp%253FitemId%253Dcat29540733%2 526pageSize%253D30%2526Nao%253D0%2526refinements%2 53D&eItemId=prod187640015&cmCat=product
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These shoes should never have been so mistreated as to require such restoration. Thanks, Obama!
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I get some really good shoes that look so tired and dried out that I wouldn't put your dead feet into them. But once I polish them up they come right back to life looking like a million bucks. It is nice to see a pair of shoes shine again.
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I love Ballys. Have a small cache. Anything you find in 7.5/8 snag and I'll double your cost + shipping.
And you'll make me happy.
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Nice score!
What width are those? They look narrow in the pics. I'd split them out in short order. Here are a pic of some AE Cody's I snagged for $30 here recently. Not quite as good of bargain as yours. They need a cleaning. These were the shoes that inspired my thread on my dad and shoes. Not wingtips, but what the heck.... 
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10.5 to 11 for me!
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 $60.00 including shipping.
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Kiwi? I thought Lincoln was the shoe polish of choice for the professionals?
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I know women who can dance in heels 5X taller I think TABS can suffer through the buffet line...
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Got to say Tabs, you have opened my eyes to collector shoes. Interesting hobby.
My usual is slippers/ flip flops, runners, driving shoes, and one pair of dress shoes. About all I need. You do really snif out some quality shoes. Cheers Richard |
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Are those available in size 13, and will they cost me extra the next time I fly?
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Not my style, but you did a nice job on cleaning those up.
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