Removing polish from Alden stitches and soles

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Removing polish from Alden stitches and soles

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Does anyone have any tips for this please?
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Applying rubbing alcohol through various techniques comes to mind. The military has done it for decades to remove old wax and polish.

Worth looking at:

http://www.ssia.info/consumers/askexper ... IC_ID=1204" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://www.styleforum.net/threads/remo ... ng.105855/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/inde ... 105AAeYZMx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.anyonecanshine.com/Technique ... Color.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://www.styleforum.net/threads/how- ... ish.12359/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:TOH:
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Great, thanks for the links!
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:) :tup:
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