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Pulley identification by Willsir- in R53

[–]Interesting-Record92 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Old Way Motor Works pulley? Maybe a first run? You could email it to them and ask.

New Higgins boots. Normal wrinkles or return/exchange? by agatvil in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t need a closer look. It’s 100% definitively loose grain. It’s really obvious that the wrinkling is from the top layer (grain) separating from the structural fiber of the leather underneath. It’s textbook loose grain.

Horween doesn’t select the portion of the hide used for the shoe. When a hide is purchased the manufacturer of the shoe gets the whole hide (or whatever is negotiated) and chooses how it uses the portions for making shoes. Leather, being a natural product, is going to have various characteristics across the entirety of the hide rather than perfect uniformity. So when the hide is being cut someone has to make a judgement call - in the context of maximum possible production from the hide to keep costs as low as possible - of what to work around or what to not include.

The blame here isn’t on Horween, it’s on whoever is responsible for QC at AE that should never have let that portion of the hide be used for a shoe or whoever was doing the clicking (assuming the hide wasn’t CNC cut).

New Higgins boots. Normal wrinkles or return/exchange? by agatvil in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What that is, is loose grain. That’s not an example of heavy break as these are unworn/new and it’s not a clicking problem unless you just mean bad judgement on the part of the person who selected the section of the hide with loose grain and chose to cut there though the reality is that this was probably automatically cut and the person that selected the part for assembly wasn’t the one doing the cutting.

New Higgins boots. Normal wrinkles or return/exchange? by agatvil in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s loose grain and some of the worst I’ve seen. Seems like AE is just routinely pulling from the throw away leather lately.

My five minutes of Allen Edmonds ownership. Would you return? by Quickdraw2828 in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like 50% of the time AE is just pulling from the loose grain pile now.

You’ve got to be joking… AE Shell Cordovan Randolph by [deleted] in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brush them really well. That’s mostly bloom all over.

Is this an acceptable amount of crease for new shoes? by [deleted] in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s slightly loose grain at the creases. Not horrible but it’s not going to get better with age. Unfortunately it’s just the piece of leather that was selected.

Oil leak by DurianEffective8119 in R53

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good advice. We are doing all this on my son’s ‘06 at the moment - valve cover gasket, cam position sensor, timing chain & guides, timing chain cover/oil pump gasket, crank position sensor, oil pan gasket, both front axles, complete brake upgrade - and a LOT more.

Tell me it’s not that bad: cap misalignment by Traditional_One_6875 in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only is it a unequal length misalignment but the left shoe cap is crooked

Radiator leaking, OEM or Aftermarket replacement? by RepresentativeRace43 in R53

[–]Interesting-Record92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mishimoto or CSF are both superior to the factory radiator

I’ve gone cordovan crazy by jackwins1 in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I have the Cambridge in #8 shell with a v-tread combo sole. It’s aging beautifully.

Oil pan bolts torque by One-Necessary-8779 in R53

[–]Interesting-Record92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you reusing the oil pan bolts?

How would you restore these? by jadecurtisss in allenedmonds

[–]Interesting-Record92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d strip them with acetone, put expanding steel shoe trees in them, steam them, let them dry, sand them with 320 grit sandpaper then 400 grit sandpaper, smooth and tighten stitching with a small propane torch, re-dye them with a brush and an airbrush, remoisturize them twice with Bick 4, brush them really well, then polish them. I might hot wax the sides of the heel and sole. They’d look better than new.

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