I have a question, lads.
Got a pair of distressed leather shoes. Now they're looking a bit too distressed for my taste, mud and blood and all the good stuff. I'm going to clean it soon, my question is I'm thinking of applying some leather care creams on it. Will it have any effect on the original finish? What will happen to the cracks and creases on it?

Sounds like a very decent price. Cheapest I found was at some UK website for roughly rm150+ after shipping.

Anyone interested in some Saphir Renovateur and Renomat? Got a bottle of each, just used a bit. 30% discount you cover shipping!

www.afinepairofshoes.co.uk

Kelv, any pictures without filters? Would love to see the leather in their full glory.

And to the person in here who bought my Saphir, how are the results? Do share a bit, hope you're as pleased with them as I was.

Yo, glad you're happy with them. I noticed it does soften up the leather a good bit, feels very nice afterwards. Nice hand downs, for life indeed.

Nice.
I noticed a sort of "veining" with the top pairs, looks quite fragile as if the "top layer" might crack at any time. Especially with the middle pair. But nothing some polish won't fix I think?
The Barker has a very interesting "heel support" bit, don't see much of those in formal shoes. Makes it look almost athletic.

I noticed from your pictures, you only wax polish the toecaps and such. So creams on the vamp I assume.
New in this, and the thread is huge. So I'd like to ask, is cream really necessary? As far as my reading tells me, it functions to preserve the color and the conditioning effects are debatable. So assuming I use renovateur on my shoes, would putting cream serve any other purpose other than to preserve color like said? Or am I good to go if I just regularly use renovateur without polishes.

Still shopping for a cream, minus the hassle of shipping from overseas. My priority is more towards protecting the shoes, cosmetics come second at this stage. Very much appreciate your input.

This post has been edited by itekderp: Jan 27 2017, 03:57 AM

So basically I can get away with just renovateur/conditioners from time to time? Would the lack of cream lead to discoloration in the future though, fading through UV and all that.

That's quite the regiment, but those are the basic steps I believe. Well, going to try to stick to it but excuses excuses excuses. haha

Still sticking with calf as I tend to crease my shoes badly, a very careless walker here. Most corrected leathers can't stand up to my use and crack after a year or so even with care (not that it's necessary to nourish corrected leathers I believe).

I've seen the woly "fashion leather cream" on lazada or somewhere. Is that the equivalent of pommadier crème I suppose. The fashion word in the branding makes it sound suspicious somewhat

I was under the impression the balm is heavier, more towards a renovateur type lotion.
Damn, these product naming are really confusing.

Think I'll go with niakulah and avoid the stuff. Corrected grain sounds like a dirty word in these circles haha.

How does it fit for your shoes? What size?

If it's sending by Pos Malaysia might be held by customs. They won't update the tracking if that's the case, you'll have to go down to the sorting center to enquire.