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I’d rather change the insoles. More comfortable anyway.
Official Air Jordan 1 Retro High Thread Vol: Best Model/Thread
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After a few years of wear, the adhesive did start to give on the tape. I removed it and the logo stayed completely intact. It worked for me on this pair as the only time I've ever done it. Do whatever the hell you want with your own shoes.
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I’ve never done it, that’s corny but I get why Vin did on the 95s.
But I remember hearing the technique of covering the middle area that the logo is under with upside down tape so the adhesive isn’t touching the logo. But leaving the borders sticky. Idk if that’s clear lol
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Yea at a certain point I was able to salvage some SB insoles from old beaters to put in my 1s and I haven't looked back since.
Pic from the first day I got em
wasn't gonna mess that up, and honestly the '95 insoles were better on 2014-2017 1s 
. Nowadays there's a bit of an outline from where the tape was - sock lint darkened the rest of the insole.
Pic from the first day I got em
wasn't gonna mess that up, and honestly the '95 insoles were better on 2014-2017 1s . Nowadays there's a bit of an outline from where the tape was - sock lint darkened the rest of the insole.
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lmao at saving insoles for another man to enjoy
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The shoe game today. SMH y'all are worrying about the nike air on the insoles wearing off. lol
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^ this is the first 1 for me that I put the tape on the insole... all my 1's I wore already and not DS prally wore 1-2 times at most and the logo is gone... figured I try this and see if it works and if not oh well lol...
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I assumed dudes were trolling when I first seen this mentioned like 5 years ago when I first joined... I slowly realized that dudes are dead serious lol
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Just wrap your foot in Saran Wrap before you put on your shoes. Simple as that. Thank me later
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I remember seeing OG jordans and early 00's retros with nike air tape on the insoles for sale when I first got into shoes around late 00's. 11s especially. Relative to the other measures sneakerheads take to preserve their shoes, it seems pretty miniscule. I seen a guy in WDYWT wrap his outsoles up with that sole protector stuff. That seems like it'd get slippery I dunno how practical it is. I wonder if anyone is still out there using force fields/crease protectors?
Most of ya on NT got 1s that haven't seen the light of day since Trump was in office anyway
Most of ya on NT got 1s that haven't seen the light of day since Trump was in office anyway
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Yeah cats get crazy on the preservation
Remember GamerG?
Remember GamerG?
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Wouldn't the tape eventually just melt in to the insole like the size tags do, and get gross?
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I’m not that knowledgeable of Jordan 1s, but has the classic/iconic Chicago cw ever been released with a Black Tongue?
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Nope
And don't you go swapping that
And don't you go swapping that
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I’m already hunting for donors. I’ve got the soles, but I just need the upper and tongue 
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Edit. Sorry, I thought you said black toe.
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All good. I’m referring to these… but with a Black Tongue instead of the traditional White.
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All good. I’m referring to these… but with a Black Tongue instead of the traditional White.
Highly doubt Nike has or will ever release the AJ1 Chicago CW with a black tongue. That contradicts the entire idea for the AJ1 Chicago. You may be able to find another AJ1 CW that's red and white with a black tongue though.
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Got it. It’s just my preference. I absolutely love the stealthy aesthetic of the black laces paired with a black tongue.
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I remember seeing OG jordans and early 00's retros with nike air tape on the insoles for sale when I first got into shoes around late 00's. 11s especially. Relative to the other measures sneakerheads take to preserve their shoes, it seems pretty miniscule. I seen a guy in WDYWT wrap his outsoles up with that sole protector stuff. That seems like it'd get slippery I dunno how practical it is. I wonder if anyone is still out there using force fields/crease protectors?
Most of ya on NT got 1s that haven't seen the light of day since Trump was in office anyway
Certified clown status.
If you've seen Marissa Hill/Shadetv on youtube, she put some on her dior 1s and they were hanging on for deer life flopping around like the shoes eskimos be wearing to traverse blizzards.
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Initially was going to pass on these uncs, but had a change of heart. Rolled over to my JD sports, and saw them on the wall, two left and one was my size... Loving that these sat 
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My sloppy first timer attempt at custom.. went a bit too overboard with the fox trott stainer.
Base was the good ole heritages.
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