THE OFFICIAL AIR MAX 1 THREAD

c-rious · Aug 17, 2014

Been following this thread for a while now, and considering you guys seem true pros, I'd like some help on a topic.

Some weeks ago, I've bought the AM1 Mercurial Violet pair. They arrived while I was on vacation, so I couldn't check them beforehand. Now that I've opened the box, I've noticed that the left shoe in the pictures has a pretty big discoloring orange mudguard overall compared to the other one.

My question is: does anyone know a way to brighten up the color on the left mudguard? I really like the pair, and considering I can't send them back (due to timing), I'd like to fix it.

The pictures don't show the discoloring that well, but irl it's pretty bad.

mykoh · Aug 17, 2014

There is no way, that i know of that can brighten suede apart from buying a suede dye and painting over. Initial thought would be to use small amounts of water to darken the suede of the brighter pair to try and match the two, but honestly from those pictures the differences are very marginal and no one is going to notice. No. one.

bigboss · Aug 17, 2014

Aidy06 said:
I can't find any pictures of them anywhere, would like to see some before I order.

There are a few pairs on ebay thats I've been looking at.

guesr · Aug 17, 2014

anyone make any AM ! Lunar ID's yet? i wanna make some Un-USA's and another pair i have saved

93til · Aug 17, 2014

I saw these toothpaste I.D.'s on a facebook group. The shape is incredible.

dtb00201 · Aug 17, 2014

It's incredible because all of the blood is rushing to his feet to help support the power needed to press his toes down with that amount of force.

donko · Aug 17, 2014

C-rious said:
Been following this thread for a while now, and considering you guys seem true pros, I'd like some help on a topic.

Some weeks ago, I've bought the AM1 Mercurial Violet pair. They arrived while I was on vacation, so I couldn't check them beforehand. Now that I've opened the box, I've noticed that the left shoe in the pictures has a pretty big discoloring orange mudguard overall compared to the other one.

My question is: does anyone know a way to brighten up the color on the left mudguard? I really like the pair, and considering I can't send them back (due to timing), I'd like to fix it.

The pictures don't show the discoloring that well, but irl it's pretty bad.

After looking at those pictures it's not just the orange mudguard that is off. The synthetic material around the laces is also a different color

hk4ever · Aug 17, 2014

One of the best kicks nike ever put out! Any time any day

c-rious · Aug 18, 2014

mykoh said:
There is no way, that i know of that can brighten suede apart from buying a suede dye and painting over. Initial thought would be to use small amounts of water to darken the suede of the brighter pair to try and match the two, but honestly from those pictures the differences are very marginal and no one is going to notice. No. one.

Unfortunately that seems like a temporary fix. And as stated, the orange looks worse in real life then on the pictures.

donko said:
After looking at those pictures it's not just the orange mudguard that is off. The synthetic material around the laces is also a different color

Yeah, after having a close look, I'm noticing that too. Seems like one of the shoes saw a lot of sun before getting sold or something. The purple however isn't that bad, it's mostly the orange that bothers me.

onedollar · Aug 18, 2014

I have a pair of Air Max 1 x Atmos "Safari", whose sole is completely destroyed due to age and use.

I am in DESPERATE need of a SOLE DONOR for these babies:

Can someone please help me?

Size: US8.5

Thx.

piston honda · Aug 18, 2014

C-rious said:
Yeah, after having a close look, I'm noticing that too. Seems like one of the shoes saw a lot of sun before getting sold or something. The purple however isn't that bad, it's mostly the orange that bothers me.

That makes a lot of sense. Maybe you can leave the other shoe in the sun for a week to even it out.

rapcoz2134 · Aug 18, 2014

Trophy Pack on feet...iridescent uppers are crazy!

AIRMAXDISCIPLE · Aug 18, 2014

ryfp21 · Aug 19, 2014

I've been on the fence in getting the Air Max Lunar 1 all summer. Would appreciate if someone could break them down for me in terms of comfort, materials, technology, and whatever else is relevant. I haven't been able to find a credible or reliable YouTube "review" on them yet... Thanks in advance.

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reizec · Aug 19, 2014

any one know where i can find this pair? tried to do the am1 tape ID's but it did not look the same

c-rious · Aug 19, 2014

Piston Honda said:
That makes a lot of sense. Maybe you can leave the other shoe in the sun for a week to even it out.

I contacted Size, and they offered a gift card for the damage. But now I noticed the Mercurials are back in stock in my size, so I'll try to exchange them for another pair.