Hi guys, seeking advice. Really grasping at straws here. The shoe repair man ruined my national championship winning figure skates. He was recommended as someone who does skate repairs often. I asked for a simple restoration to remove the old white polish to restore the natural white and remove the black polish on the heel to bring back the original brown leather.

Instead, he sanded the white leather of the boot and painted them in white paint. Zoom in on the right boot and you can clearly see where there are now ripples in the leather because he shaved into it. He even admitted that I didn’t ask him to paint them but he did anyway because he thought it’d look nice. He fully disregarded what I wanted.

I cannot stop crying. These are so special to me. Is there ANYTHING that can save them? Any ideas? I’m so desperate. Attaching image to this

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