Aldens Treated With Brown Pecards . . .
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Aldens Treated With Brown Pecards . . .
Here are my trusty Aldens, which I decided to treat with brown tinted Pecards. They are still covered with a heavy coat of Pecards, but they have really absorbed a lot of dressing, as they were a bit mistreated on a recent hike. Keep in mind that they are about seven years old, and have quite a bit of natural distressing to them, as they have been all over the world with me. If you look closely around the inside of the ankle, you can see what color they were before treatment. These were originally the lovely shade of pumpkin we all know so well. What do you all think? I'll post more pics after they are buffed off...
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Doc, the brown/mahogany Meltonian and brown Pecards will darken the pumpkin leather. It will take a few applications and wearing of the boots between treatments, but believe me, there are a LOT of examples all through the archives where folks did just that, and their boots turned out perfect.
Try not to use the dye. It's spotty at best, and not a practice I recommend myself....but then that's just me and what I do.
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Try not to use the dye. It's spotty at best, and not a practice I recommend myself....but then that's just me and what I do.
You're welcome, LNJ!
Regards! Michaelson
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I just darkened my Deckers some with Meltonian cream (one coat Dark Brown and one coat Red Mahogany) and they are now darker than, but similar color to the Aldens I have. Look how similar they look! Best close enough boots IMO.
Now if I do that to my Aldens they may turn out looking great!. I may still try another go at the Deckers to to get them even darker.
Is there a way to avoid coloring the stitching or is that just the price you pay for darkening/recoloring your boots?
Oh, BTW, the Deckers had the hooks added, they didn't come that way.
Now if I do that to my Aldens they may turn out looking great!. I may still try another go at the Deckers to to get them even darker.
Is there a way to avoid coloring the stitching or is that just the price you pay for darkening/recoloring your boots?
Oh, BTW, the Deckers had the hooks added, they didn't come that way.
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I am going to poke my head in here and give a word of warning. A little Pecards goes a long way. I have seen several members here go way overboard on Pecarding their Aldens. Yes, after awhile the boots turn dark - almost black. At that point, there is so much Pecards absorbed into the leather, that the leather looses integrity and especially around the stiches. I have seen at least two sets of boots disentegrate. Like Michaelson mentioned, I would use the Meltonian Brick creme. That gets the pumpkin color out.