So I just picked up the Bred XI's. My first pair of XI's. I'm the type that wears my shoes, and CLEANS them to DS condition after every wear, even the bottom of the shoes. It's really not that big of a deal. Just some shoe cleaner on the uppers and soles, a new coat of protectant if it's nubuck or suede, and I'm done. Only takes me like 5 minutes per pair. My question with these XI's:
1) The phylon white midsole seems very porous, not smooth, and prone to getting dirty with every wear, and probably needs a good scrubbing when dirty. I normally use the spray on foam you would get at footlocker, shoe palace, or wherever. Is it bad to get that stuff on the glossy patent leather? I wouldn't scrub the patent leather with that stuff obviously....I'd just just use mild soap and water and a cloth for the patent, then finish with hand lotion. But will the spray on foam hurt the patent finish if it's on it for a short amount of time while I'm scrubbing that stubborn white midsole? I can try to be careful and not get it on the patent, but I'm sure it will happen a little bit. Something tells me it'll be fine.