Hey Sifus! I have a few leather shoes and i take good care of them but i do not know which product should i use i was about to polish my hugo boss oxford shoes today and this question came to my mind after looking through all the products i have for shoes



Heres the picture!

from left to right

Tarrago- Protects against liquid - for all kind of leather

PALC - Self Shining shoe cream for Dark Brown Shoes

Kiwi - Colour Shine Brown Instand Polish

Minit - Cleans, protects and cares in an instant

Aldo - Instant Gloss

Woly - Fashion Leather Cream for Black Shoes

After polishing a shoe do you remove the old polish and polish it all over again?

Or do you polish over the the previous polishes?

Thank you very much!

I suck in taking good cares for me shoes but i love them =)

Go for Oxfords! But i think only some people can pull it off! Not me I'm too short! haha oh well.. But Oxfords is a must for everyone then i think monk strap!

Oh i totally forgotten about wingtips! where can i get wingtips again?

do i need to bring my shoe along or can i just install it my self? because my shoes are pretty heavy i cant bring every shoes there

What's your budget chuakz?

YO kockroach

I use this method

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

This is a really fast and a very neat method because it is even both laces would fall to the sides

Does P. Lal at Gasing have sales on their range of shoes?

Thanks!

Where can I get flushed toe taps for dress shoes

Something like this


something like this where they will cut off the the front part of the leather



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This post has been edited by Calvin Seak: Dec 7 2014, 06:16 PM

No love for toe taps in here?

This post has been edited by Calvin Seak: Dec 10 2014, 11:59 AM

Hey buddy I don't think you'll be able to fix GYW shoes here in Malaysia, I've asked the cobbler at ikano and she said instead of fixing it she'll add a layer of vibram rubber sole underneath the shoes..

Wanted to fix my cheaneys sole, so I guess I'll just send it back to their factory

Just went through it and the pages after! Thanks!

Didn't know you have a fair share of knowledge about shoes too! Always thought you were a watch person

Thanks again!

For that price I would suggest you to get an english made shoe at Plal

Burnished could be done on either full or corrected grain leather..

I think sending an email to Loake would give you the accurate answer

Pics!

Rm90 at ikano LG level..

I personally am alright with leather sole

You're welcome! Although I have not fix any soles with them before, they did a really good job on my belt, just that the owner is really proud of herself so you might be a lil offended if you share an opinion that she doesn't like haha..

Nail polish remover, very little used
Saphir renovator
Saphir cream
Saphir wax
Saphir wax and water till happy with shine

Haha me too when I first started..

A friend of mine once told me not to wax to much on the second , the key is to have fast repetitive strokes instead of hard strokes on the surface(because it might remove the wax instead) with water..

I only use 1 coating of wax on the surface which have the most stress on it, to much wax would create that cracks which spoils the whole purpose..

I got my Saphir from UK, I have some friends there! You can actually get them from Ikano as well, a little pricey but no choice and I don't think they bring in the Pommadier line too but not to sure about it Plal used to have them but now they don't..

Uhmm about colours its very personal.. I prefer lighter colours and would try to experience red on brown and blue on black in the future

The beauty of how you leather evolves with the patina is what we want to achieve I guess?

You can contact them at here buddy! Let us know after your purchase!

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Good luck!

This post has been edited by Calvin Seak: Feb 6 2015, 11:17 PM

Hey buddy, I guess for cheaper alternatives you can look at cobblers by the side of sidewalks, most of them are close to the banks,

There's one Maybank Damansara Jaya and another the public bank Uptown (IINM not to sure about the Uptown Damansara part, to many banks around!)

I think there should be shoes that are around that price but it would be cemented most probably..

Reason why we purchase such fine shoes because it is made out of full grain leather and it'll age like wine with proper care and maintenance, it defeats the whole purpose if you do not wear it often.. unless your AE is made out of polished leather I guess you should wear it as least as possible..

just my 2cents lol

It's true that our weather is humid but I guess that we do still need to condition our shoes because after conditioning and cream, we end our shoe polishing with wax which helps with the mirror finished..

This in return also help protect our shoes from water and rain and therefore a conditioning once in a while is a must