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Have a pair of black/red 1999 iv's im finally ready to do a sole swap on. Are the flight 89's the only shoe that have the same sole? Has anyone had any luck with this swap? Thanks for any replies
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I think dub zeros have the same sole, made out of the same material and not that phylon stuffHave a pair of black/red 1999 iv's im finally ready to do a sole swap on. Are the flight 89's the only shoe that have the same sole? Has anyone had any luck with this swap? Thanks for any replies
I think dub zeros have the same sole, made out of the same material and not that phylon stuff
Thanks. Was there a release that had the same color scheme or should I plan on having to paint again? Thanks again my last pair finally started cracking back in November and I'd really like to get them back.
I believe that is the heel of a pair of 11s you are showimg. You can try lightly sanding it. Extremely lightly and make sure the sand paper is the weakest tier of grit. But other than that it may damage the patent leather if done incorrectly. Do at your own risk. But nobody will really notice that honestly it looks like somebody stepped on the heel.Anyway I can fix whatever this is? Just bought them used and im tryna make em look better...
Yeah it's the heel. It is also closer to the toe but not as bad. Sand paper sounds kinda sketchy, but thanks for the input man.I believe that is the heel of a pair of 11s you are showimg. You can try lightly sanding it. Extremely lightly and make sure the sand paper is the weakest tier of grit. But other than that it may damage the patent leather if done incorrectly. Do at your own risk. But nobody will really notice that honestly it looks like somebody stepped on the heel.
For the midsole hit it with 40 volume cream which essentially bleaches the midsole, there's videos on youtube that shows you how to do the procedure and as for the yellow on the elephant print. It looks like mold.Heres pics of the shoe model. Took me over an hour to clean. I dont have before pics. I kind freaked out and immediately got to work on cleaning them. But only the cement print had yellow film on it..** not any of the suede or leather. I used a suede eraser on the midsole and elephant print. The midsole was bad. It looked like someone pissed on the sides of my shoes. Also used some oxyclean on the midsoles. Got some good results.. Just offput since Ive never seen anything like that happen.
I literally had to scrub the yellow off the suede eraser. My suede eraser is white but even after scrubbing the eraser clean its still yellow. Not sure how well they will look in the pics and lighting.
I feel your pain, broke these out to wear, wanted to freshen them up n this happened smhPSA
Avoid the Orange & Black Suede & Nubuck Cleaner from Finish Line.
I used them on my aquas and they ate up the durabuck.
carry a can of barge cement with you always but nah test it out while you're doing something not requiring heavy work. They don't look bad it's usually when they yellow and start crumbling you need to worry.So I picked up a pair of 2001 black cement 3s recently and there's no separation anywhere on the shoe and the midsole is firm, it's definitely softer in some spots than others but for the most part it is firm but the air unit is foggy. Should I risk the midsoles crumbling on me in the middle of the day or should I just sole swap them
AFAIK it depends on the shoe and the materials it's made of and the cushioning.
Question for the experts:
How long can you keep shoes DS that your actually planning on using to play ball in eventually?
I guess with all the modern synthetics they should last a good while, I figure integrity of the glue would be the greatest concern?
AFAIK it depends on the shoe and the materials it's made of and the cushioning.