[Squeaky]

Hi,

I can buy a pair of deadstock Berlin's but the shoes seem to have some discouloration.



Is there a way to bring the colour back? Especially the red sole. I've seen this before on a pair of I Love Paris. The price is GBP 55. What would you guys do? I'm afraid I might get irritated by the discouloration. I'm really a perfectionist .

Cheers,
Rob

[super sk8]

this is no prob rob. it is quite normal for shoes which are in storage for a long time. take some shoecleaner like this and the discoloring is gone.

[Grimmy]

My Paris' did have a similar slight discolouration on the sole but as sk8 said, those are easily fixed with proper "poisons". I'm also after the Berlins but I'm holding back from getting any pairs right now and saving a bit to other things.

[super sk8]

before:



after:

[Grimmy]

That's about the same kind of change than I managed to do with the Paris'.

[Squeaky]

Thanks guys. Glad to hear it's no prob. Great improvement on your checkered supes sk8. I will buy the shoes then.

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[Squeaky]

The bastard sold them to someone from Finland, Grimmy?

[Whisky-Ace]

*LOL* it is really good fun if the buyer is Grimmy

[Grimmy]

You wish and I wish.

The truth is, yes and no in a way. Surprisingly. I wish it would have been me but as I said, I'm saving my pennies for a few other things right now so no supes for me for a while.

But I do know who got them as I got a happily shouting email from the actual buyer a while ago so I can assure you it wasn't me.. the guy who got them is a nutcase I've known since I was a kid and he was talking about seeing the Berlins somewhere earlier in the afternoon. The worst thing is, he doesn't collect supes apart from 2-3 specific pairs but mainly ugly noiikes. The yes-no connection here is, he shares my first name but luckily not the last name.

Oh man do I sound like a schizo there?!

[Whisky-Ace]

Hehe... still great fun...
But a really bad beat for you Robert...