Saphir Renovateur

Pros

• Applied saphir renovateur and saphir cordovan creme as this was in stock for around 3 years
• If you get those shoes, apply a light coating of Saphir Renovateur to condition them, and then the appropriate colour Saphir Creme polish.
• I’ve found the best approach is to lean into the patina and give them a light treatment with Saphir Renovateur once or twice a year
• Saphir renovateur. couple of layers, pretty generously applied by hand.
• Saphir renovateur is conditioning for most applications.

Cons

• I was thinking of using either Saphir Renovateur or Bick 4, but I’m open to suggestions on what works best for this leather.
• Do not condition it with renovateur. And definitely do not over condition. The reason why you brush shell frequently is it often "blooms" is it is already stuffed with wax/oils. You do not need to add more. And renovateur has solvents th...
• About 8 months ago I scuffed up my toes and like an idiot, decided to put Saphir Renovateur on them. As you can see, the toes got darker.
• some creams have solvents in them that can take off the finish off of painted crust leathers, which J Fitzpatrick uses a lot of. saphir renovateur is a notorious example
• I’ve tried Saphir Renovateur and brown cream polish but I can still see them (a little less though).