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Herr....... normally I would be very encouraged by what a shiny shoe can do for career....... unfortunately the boss with the big office upstairs IS me, and he/me is a real arsehole.
Steve, NOPE not a Tabs thread at all, that's why I commented on the write-up how silly this thread was.... I was really watching these stoopid youtuve videos on DIY dress shoe stuff and it kept me intrigued, so I tried it on these OLD shoes...... they look not so bad now. I was cracking up at how well it worked. I ended up "Tuning Up" several pairs... turns out leather is pretty easy to work with AND with basic items to work with.
Scott...... no... that's not what I did, the video I saw had the guy wet a hand towel (small 9x14) pretty damp, then on the OUTSIDE drape the towel over the top of the shoe, then with a household Iron (SHIRT IRON) hit the shoe with steam for a while, then IRON the towel thats sitting on the shoe... the leather gets damp and hot, i put alot of pressure down on the iron and kept the steam going, i removed the towel to check on the progress and sure enough you can see the creases coming out. (you 100% need a shoe tree in there to support the pressure from the iron ONTO the leather to flatten it out) I ironed more and more (5min or so) then, I let the shoe sit and breathe, put them in front of a fan to hurry up the cooling. Then..... the polishing and process kick in..... its takes several passes to get the shoe to let out the shine but it down come back and they end up looking like the final picture I posted. SUPER easy.
A930Rocket.... that's waaaayyy more fancy shoe work that I've done. Sounds comfy though!
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