MaggieMae
Reality bits
- Apr 3, 2009
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Don't know where else to put this, so here goes.
I just bought a pair of EXPENSIVE brown leather clogs. I was so happy to finally find some that were comfortable and didn't look like Minnie Mouse shoes. The only problem was that they squeaked LOUDLY. Wearing them around the house all day didn't help.
So I went online and found all sorts of suggestions for home remedies, and decided to try the one that seemed the least apt to do any damage to the shoes, which was smearing Vaseline petroleum jelly on the inside of the shoe where the seams meet the soles. Well guess what...the GD stuff bled up through to the top of the clogs!!! And there it remains, in plain sight like huge blobs of motor oil has been spilled on the shoes. AARGH!!
Of course now I can't find any answer online as to how to REMOVE stains left by Vaseline on leather. I did find one that wasn't too encouraging: Just hope that it eventually dissipates.
So unless anyone has any suggestions (that won't result in complete destruction of the clogs), I sure would appreciate them. Otherwise, I'm off tomorrow to find someone in that ancient profession of shoe repair to see if they have a fix. I may wind up having them dyed black, which isn't a preferred option.
Thanks, Maggie
I just bought a pair of EXPENSIVE brown leather clogs. I was so happy to finally find some that were comfortable and didn't look like Minnie Mouse shoes. The only problem was that they squeaked LOUDLY. Wearing them around the house all day didn't help.
So I went online and found all sorts of suggestions for home remedies, and decided to try the one that seemed the least apt to do any damage to the shoes, which was smearing Vaseline petroleum jelly on the inside of the shoe where the seams meet the soles. Well guess what...the GD stuff bled up through to the top of the clogs!!! And there it remains, in plain sight like huge blobs of motor oil has been spilled on the shoes. AARGH!!
Of course now I can't find any answer online as to how to REMOVE stains left by Vaseline on leather. I did find one that wasn't too encouraging: Just hope that it eventually dissipates.
So unless anyone has any suggestions (that won't result in complete destruction of the clogs), I sure would appreciate them. Otherwise, I'm off tomorrow to find someone in that ancient profession of shoe repair to see if they have a fix. I may wind up having them dyed black, which isn't a preferred option.
Thanks, Maggie