{"id":1317,"date":"2018-03-27T13:20:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T11:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/en\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2018-04-11T16:28:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T14:28:47","slug":"shoe-revival-greve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/en\/shoe-revival-greve\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoe Revival &#8211; Greve"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"entry-content\"><p>The pair that we are working with today is a pair of Greve mid-top Monk Strap. This pair has the following attention points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pale colour\u00a0and dry leather throughout the whole of the shoe<\/li>\n<li>Damage on the heel of the shoe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The process step-by-step with the used products:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Thorough cleaning with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renomat.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renomat.html', 'Saphir Renomat');\">Saphir Renomat<\/a> (about 3x)<\/li>\n<li>Fed the leather with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renovateur.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renovateur.html', 'Saphir\u00a0M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Renovateur');\">Saphir\u00a0M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Renovateur<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Restoring the color of the shoe with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pommadier-cream.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pommadier-cream.html', 'Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or\u00a0Pommadier cream');\">Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or\u00a0Pommadier cream<\/a>\u00a0(3x)<\/li>\n<li>Polished the shoe with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/saphir-mirror-gloss.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/saphir-mirror-gloss.html', 'Saphir Mirror Gloss');\">Saphir Mirror Gloss<\/a><\/li>\n<li>After that, we gave the nose of the shoe a powerful mirror shine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/saphir-mirror-gloss.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/saphir-mirror-gloss.html', 'Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Mirror Gloss');\">Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Mirror Gloss<\/a> (3x) en\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pate-de-luxe-wax-shoe-polish-50ml.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pate-de-luxe-wax-shoe-polish-50ml.html', 'Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Pate de Luxe');\">Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Pate de Luxe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We also used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/deluxe-set-of-shoe-care-brushes-100-horsehair.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/deluxe-set-of-shoe-care-brushes-100-horsehair.html', 'Set horsehair brushes');\">Set horsehair brushes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/distinctly-different-applicator-cloth.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/distinctly-different-applicator-cloth.html', 'Cotton applicator cloth');\">Cotton applicator cloth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/polishing-cloth.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/polishing-cloth.html', 'Cotton polishing cloth');\">Cotton polishing cloth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/high-gloss-water-dispenser.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/high-gloss-water-dispenser.html', 'Water dispenser');\">Water dispenser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/lca-leather-shoe-shine-carpet.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/lca-leather-shoe-shine-carpet.html', 'Leather shoe shine carpet');\">Leather shoe shine carpet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom1-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom1-1-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom1-1-1-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom1-1-1-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom1-1-1-370x183.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom1-1-1-570x281.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleaning, feeding, and colouring<\/strong><br \/>\nIn order to build the layers, it is important to first get rid of the old cream and wax layers. We did this with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renomat.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renomat.html', 'Saphir Renomat');\">Saphir Renomat<\/a>. Because of the leather being rather dry, we used\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renovateur.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/renovateur.html', 'Saphir\u00a0M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Renovateur');\">Saphir\u00a0M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Renovateur<\/a> to freshen up and revive the leather. After cleaning and treating the leather we went on with the\u00a0colouring and protection of the shoe, which we did with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pommadier-cream.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pommadier-cream.html', 'Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or\u00a0Pommadier cream');\">Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or\u00a0Pommadier cream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom2-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom2-1-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom2-1-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom2-1-370x183.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/zoom2-1-570x281.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mirror Shine<\/strong><br \/>\nA renovation is not complete until you give the shoes a good mirror shine.<br \/>\nThis time we did this wilt a combination of a hard shoe wax (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/saphir-mirror-gloss.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/saphir-mirror-gloss.html', 'Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Mirror Gloss');\">Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Mirror Gloss<\/a>) and a softer shoe wax to smoothen the harder layer out (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pate-de-luxe-wax-shoe-polish-50ml.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.shoecare-shop.eu\/pate-de-luxe-wax-shoe-polish-50ml.html', 'Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Pate de Luxe');\">Saphir M\u00e9daille d\u2019Or Pate de Luxe<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>We will give you a short summary of the process:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>We first applied a layer of Pate de Luxe to the entire shoe. Afterward, you give them a quick shine using a brush.<\/li>\n<li>Moving on to the Mirror Gloss. The first two applications we use a fair amount of shoe wax. This is to fill out the structure of the leather. The wax hardens and creates a smooth surface which you make shiny by buffing it with a cloth. It is also perfectly fine to use a brush to quickly shine these two first layers of Mirror Gloss. Just make sure to be thorough.<\/li>\n<li>Layers 3-5 we continue to apply and shine Saphir Mirror Gloss, but now we only use cloths for the shining. Apply small amounts of wax from now on, let the wax dry for a minute and then shine the wax using your cloth. Use circular motions and make sure not to put too much pressure while shining. This can cause you to rub the wax off the leather which you just applied. The weight of your fingers is sufficient pressure most of the times.<\/li>\n<li>End your mirror shine with a layer of Pate de Luxe. Pate de Luxe contains more solvent and oil than Mirror Gloss. That is why it is categorized as a soft wax compared to Mirror Gloss. The solvents and oil will smoothen out the hard mirror gloss making it an even more glossy surface than before. Also sometimes the Mirror Gloss will &#8220;fog up&#8221;, you can use Pate de Luxe to cure this as well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>*Almost in all cases we choose to only mirror shine the nose and heel part of the shoes since those are the inflexible parts of the shoes. Wax dries up as a hard layer and will crack when flexed during walking.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/overall-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/overall-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/overall-1-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/overall-1-1-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/overall-1-1-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/overall-1-1-370x183.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.beingdistinctlydifferent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/overall-1-1-570x281.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pair that we are working with today is a pair of Greve mid-top Monk Strap. 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