Hi Everyone,
I recently purchased a pair of vintage 1992 "They Feel Good" canvas champs on eBay. Due to some post office snafus, I received them about 19 days after they arrived in my po box. Excited, I got home and cracked open the bubble-envelope mailer to discover...
The Keds were WET! they were stuffed with paper towels to keep their shape, and these were quite damp too... but that's not the worst part... sitting in a dark envelope, these shoes have grown moldy. It's not super gross overgrowing fuzzy mold, just a few 2mm black fuzzy dots scattered around on the canvas, and a little bit on the inside.
What do you guys think? How can I salvage these? I imagine it will probably wash out, but what's the best way to wash keds from this timeperiod? I remember some members experiencing yellow glue seeping out onto the canvas after washing, but I'm not sure if that was from a newer series. Should I bleach them?
I'd love to get some input from those of you with a bit of experience in this, it'd be a shame to have to let these rare brand new keds go.
As an upside, I can promise that if I can get these clean, I'll certainly be able to return the favor with some girlfriend photos. :icon_cool
I recently purchased a pair of vintage 1992 "They Feel Good" canvas champs on eBay. Due to some post office snafus, I received them about 19 days after they arrived in my po box. Excited, I got home and cracked open the bubble-envelope mailer to discover...
The Keds were WET! they were stuffed with paper towels to keep their shape, and these were quite damp too... but that's not the worst part... sitting in a dark envelope, these shoes have grown moldy. It's not super gross overgrowing fuzzy mold, just a few 2mm black fuzzy dots scattered around on the canvas, and a little bit on the inside.
What do you guys think? How can I salvage these? I imagine it will probably wash out, but what's the best way to wash keds from this timeperiod? I remember some members experiencing yellow glue seeping out onto the canvas after washing, but I'm not sure if that was from a newer series. Should I bleach them?
I'd love to get some input from those of you with a bit of experience in this, it'd be a shame to have to let these rare brand new keds go.
As an upside, I can promise that if I can get these clean, I'll certainly be able to return the favor with some girlfriend photos. :icon_cool
