liquid or powder? either way when its to the consistency u want (if its the powder) put some on a toothbrush and scrub the areas you want to take the yellow off, be carefull it is a super abrasive product so go easy with the scrubbing but scrub it with the toothbrush and after you are done scrubbing it you must rinse it out thoroughly and i mean THOROUGHLY because if you leave it on the mesh it will burn it pretty bad, it may take a few sessions but be patient and do it until it is as white as you like, some people do the RIT whitener/brightener process which is pretty much following the same deal but with the RIT product, good luck!
if it runs onto the PL it will do no harm but if you scrub the PL it might damage it, and as far as which is better? i havent done the RIT method so i have no input but the BKF worked for me just make sure you rinse it well enough not to damage the mesh
I have a question, how do you rinse it? Do you put the shoe under the faucet? Or do you take a toothbrush and just keep brushing with the water? I started my project two weeks ago and still have a long ways to go, only thing is it's dry, but I still feel the residue of the liquid BKF. I washed the mesh so much and still it feels like the BKF is in the mesh.
How do I deep clean, and get the creases out. It looks like the black part is kind of creased or cracking I'm not sure.
That exactly how I rinsed mine. Used the spray head from the faucet and just sprayed the shoe until the water ran clear. Then I put the shoe trees and newspaer inside them to dry them out and maintain the shape.
Ahh, I got you. So I'm on the right track. I just have to rinse them like a mutha then lol. You don't want to see my concords right now. Cleaning the upper mesh, complete sole seperation on both shoes. It's crazy now. So far, the mesh on the upper looks dull right now. I still have to keep rinsing.
LOL! Same thing with my 2K concords. Wore them in Bahamas for the week 4th of July and the I guess the heat seprated the outsole in a couple places. When I started cleaning them I pulled on the outsole a bit and it started to seperate more. So rather than spot re-glue, I decided to pull it off and re-do the whole thing in hopes that it will last longer.
That's the exact thing that happened to me. Took em out of the box one day, saw a spot that started to separate on the sole, then I noticed it was separating more. Took it off. The same day, cleaned the other foot, saw water in the sole smh. Pulled the whole thing off and now I have to reglue both.
Why would you do that? put them in a window or just let them sit in front of the fan. The sun can be your worst enemy in that way.
True. This works for white cotton clothes and wondered if would work on the mesh. How did it turn out? With my outsole already off it would be a good time for me to do this....
E6000 is better. Goes on clear and dries clear. Go for it.
true, but the barge cement in the canister with the applicator is clear as well plus comes with the applicator to put it on, if you're going to reglue more than one pair then i would go for the barge cement but either will work perfectly.
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thanks for the info! so with the E6000 do i have to buy a separate applicator? what do you mean exactly when u said the barge cement infinity comes with an applicator? is that a mix u have to use to make the glue stick?
the applicator is a brush type of thing that twists off the top when you open it that lhelps you apply the glue where you want it.
