[jims4]

I've got a few early pairs where the stripes and heel tabs are cracking and the coating is coming off. Just wondered if anyone has any experience of fixing them?

I don't mind having a go at painting them, but is it the actual material that is crumbling or is it a coating that I can rub down to a base material to paint on. Cheers for any help.

[mr.pure]

That is the material itself breaking down through bad storage over the years.
Nothing you can do about it.
You could try some kind of lotion or potion but I don't it'll help.

[benji]

The pleather is a mesh with some kind of polymer coating. so you could try recoating it with an acrylic polymer.