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Originally Posted by Skip2MyLou23
Is Damp Rid in the closet a good idea?
Originally Posted by johnandrew07
^^^^ Veryy... Nice... I should take my shoes out of the zip lock bags then..
One question though, since flight club sells SOO many shoes, why do they vacuum seal their shoes? They DO know that they need oxygen to maintain the balance of keeping the shoe alive otherwise they'll suffocate and crumble...
I wish I could say the same for mine. They have already started to yellow.... Bound to happen but its funny why may pairs are yellowing faster than my CG and Space Jams...Originally Posted by FutureDHughes
The way they were originally purchased.Originally Posted by xFLyGUyROCK2O
Hows Everyone Storing Their 2011 Concords XI?
Nothing special.
It's only been like 3 months, so its too early to have any changes.
From what I understand that leather has to breathe or it starts to flake. I personally store my blkIIIs in the box above my closet with a few silica gel packs to stop the yellowing. I stuffed the toeboxes with plastic bags to keep the structure. I've worn them more than 20 times and other than the cracking of the midsoles they still look great. I am jealous though, I wish I'd bought two pair of these.Originally Posted by johnandrew07
I doubled up on my first pairs of Jordan's that I bought for retail and I want to know how to elongate their lifespan.
I've heard of saran wrapping but then there will be no moisture to keep the soles intact and in return, it will dry out the soles. Unless of course the mid sole is made of polyurethane, will it still matter?
I've also seen people putting both pairs or each pair with icy soles in a plastic ziplock bags and put at least 4 silica gel packets so the soles do not yellow.
Right now I have my Black Cement's in one large ziplock bag and is sitting in its box and left in the closet.
Are there any alternatives to prolonging the lifespan of your shoes?
This! Cept I just get one big one (cheaper) and organize my shoes neatly in them.
Well, NikeRider - you are wrong.Originally Posted by NikeRider
Originally Posted by johnandrew07
^^^^ Veryy... Nice... I should take my shoes out of the zip lock bags then..
One question though, since flight club sells SOO many shoes, why do they vacuum seal their shoes? They DO know that they need oxygen to maintain the balance of keeping the shoe alive otherwise they'll suffocate and crumble...
The ozone is the culprit that degrades the synthetic rubbers used in the kicks. Therefore, eliminating the ozone by using air tight bages and ziplocks is the correct and proper procedure to increase the usefill life. I have written extensively about this before. I am a elastomer engineer (rubber bonding - vulcanization). Normally, after 5 years all natural and synthetic elastomers and blends will reach their useful life. After this time period cracking and discoloration will begin no matter what precautions are taken.
There is so much literature available on this subject because of the vast number of industrial uses of these materials. Seals, gaskets. couplings. grommets, etc.all use rubber and synethic rubber.
Originally Posted by green rhino123
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some say to remove the box paper since it does have chemicals in it
claims are that those chemicals/acidity speed up the yellowing process
i don't remove the paper but i won't argue against it
(the box, paper towels, etc all have these same chemicals & produce the same effect)
thing is - most plastic (ziplock) bags also have chemicals...
i have heard that the plastic the bags slowly release gases over time
that also speed up the yellowing & deterioration processes
which is why ventilation is always necessary
if you go out of your way - one can find papers & plastics that do not contain these chemicals or that pH
(that fine paper used in keeping old photographs)
thank the newb that doesnt look on page 1 but finds a thread 8 months oldWhy is this thread back 8 months later?
Could have just went to the care thread
thats google fault for having this as the #1 linkthank the newb that doesnt look on page 1 but finds a thread 8 months old
I did I put in the search bar is ziploc bags safe and it brung me here^it's your fault for not figuring out the main idea of your question and looking for the appropriate thread