@@poboy1963 Jeffrey I know Preston and he does amazing work. Unfortunately for me my style and his style are very similar and he paved the way. I am no threat to his channel or what he is doing. I will work on changing the videography so it will be more different. I prefer not to be on camera directly and there are only so many ways to film an unboxing review and shine. For the next one I will record facing the camera and perhaps that will not offend you.
Thanks so much! This remains one of my favorite patinas and I even incorporated it into my shoe line Michael Darren Shoes. If you like patina shoes you should check out the website.
@@mbshoedoc im actually browsing for your Fiebing and Saphire choices on this one to put on a brogue with plaform sole like Prada's! i absolutely cant wait.. i have been taking notes and learning about leather for 2 weeks! thank you !
Man you certainly nailed it! How can you transform the shoe to a totally another color! I am recently hugely interested in patina. Thanks for the sharing. You and Preston are so careful and detail-oriented.
Wow. What a great job. I just know...had I attempted such a project...I would have totally destroyed the shoes. Lol. Very well done. You get a "like", and a new subscriber. 👍😎👍
You are not a cobbler, you are a fine artist. Brogue wingtips are supposed to be a sartorial man’s sneaker, but Those shoes belong in a museum after what you’ve done to them.. simply amazing Brother I had to re- do this message as I’m sure in the first go around the mistakes that appeared was not of my doing. I press send and my words turn into gable de goop …sometimes it will take me 15 minutes of reviewing before I “cement it” and still somehow the spell check or whatever will go to town on me .
Haha no worries and again I thank you. I have plenty more Patinas finished up but just haven't had time to upload the videos. I am eternally behind on them 🤦♂️
Thanks so much. I totally understand...it's an unexpected color but I have actually grown to love green shoes. I have both olive and an emerald green pairs in my collection now.
Geeze! These shoes are gorgeous! I'm feeling motivated to drop into my local thrift store and give this a shot myself! I would love to have a pair of shoes like those!
Best looking pair you did IMHO. Amazing job, the color match is perfect and the patina isn't over board. This is what I would instantly buy - IF I HAD ANY MONEY
Man, MB.... Video and Audio were really great. Leaps and Bounds. Gorgeous work... stunning results with those color cocktails. Really hard to get Fiebings in EU, but once these Borders get more relaxed, I'm gonna find some buddies to mule them into Spain. I'd love to try some blends with the Saphirs and Tarragos. Great work, again.
I will say that all the dyes work about the same for me. If you can't get Fiebing then try Angelus, Saphir or Tarrago. I have not found any one to greatly outperform the others.
Thanks so much man. Really trying to step up the overall videography of the patinas and unboxings both. I plan to add some long term reviews, brand comparisons and general shoe talk as well 👍.
@@mbshoedoc okay the patina videos are my favorite. There are many shoe reviews on YT by users, but not many patina videos. I will be attempting to do a patina similar to do what did on those fall colored wholecuts
fantastic job!!!! probably my next pair will be green, or maybe a marbled yellow. but not allen edmonds, i know the quality is there but they are not my thing.
Excellent video/tutorial. Very well done, great pace and explanation. Thank you. I would love more patina tutorials with different techniques. Subscribing to your channel.
@@mbshoedoc I mean you could show all parts being dyed instead of just the vamp and toe. I guess you went from little to more dying but I couldn't see all the process. Suddenly the shoe appeared dyed. It is first time for me watching an olive green project and was highly interested and appreciated very much.
@@CLaop68 Ok that makes sense. The camera battery actually went out on me so I lost a section of video. That and it's difficult to compress the many hours of work into a short clip. This one comes to 20 minutes but my goal is to shorten even more which seems impossible. I will try to do better on the next one 👍.
I usually state which dye I am using in the video but this one was a custom mix. I can tell you I use Fiebing, Angelus and Saphir dyes all freely and interchangeably. I have not really found one brand to be superior. It is more a situation of I may like the navy blue shade of one brand better and another brands mid brown better. No overall winner to me.
No I have never tried that. Acetone is used by most if not all patina artists I know. It is well established, inexpensive and works well. I have rarely used some rubbing alcohol which strips less than acetone. I used some oxalic acid years ago to bleach and clean quartz crystals but have never used it on a shoe. It could work well but it may also damage the leather. I personally wouldn't try it since the acetone works well.
@@akechaijantharopasakorn2897 Fiebing, Saphir and Angelus all make good leather dyes and all are Alcohol based. Water based makes me think it is a paint which you do NOT want. Stick with those brands when you can. Easily found on shoe specialty shops and even Amazon.
Great question and truthfully I have not experimented with brushes too much. I started with some cheap synthetic craft brushes from a craft store. I felt like I could get perfectly adequate results with that. Since then I have switched to e.l.f. makeup brushes and have liked those better. I'll have to check with some of my friends that do this for a living to see what kind of brushes they have played around with. But I have not tried anything that was very expensive at all.
Hey MB! Have you tried Saphir Decapant before? Is it worth to get it instead of just getting normal acetone? I see you always use acetone. Thanks buddy, keep em coming!
I have Decapant and don't find it to work better than acetone and the smell actually gives me an instant headache...so does their renomat too. All other Saphir products I love but I don't like to use either of those. Acetone is much cheaper and can be found local at Lowe's and Home Depot 👍
@@mbshoedoc I heard that Decapant is better for the longevity of the leather though, do you think that is true? Acetone would be better at stripping but you might get less life out of your shoes
@@usernameftl a fair question but I have been using acetone for years now with no issues in any of my shoes. I have a feeling that neglect over many years would be far more damaging than the harshness difference between acetone and Decapant which also has acetone in it. I feel with proper maintenance the difference between the two strippers would be negligible. Hopefully that's a fair answer. My oldest patina pair is probably 4 years old and no problems.
It is indeed like my man Preston. I think I do a bit more with dye patina work. I think he started doing shines and more recently branched into the dye patina work. I feel he leans a bit more towards restoration of the original color of the shoe vs custom colorations which I lean towards. He does great work so I don't mind being compared to him 👍.
@@frankdux977 I really appreciate that. I'm sticking to it and have plenty of interesting projects in the works. I hope you will continue to enjoy them 🙏.
They look amazing! Especially in the sunlight. 👊🏼😲
Thanks so much my friend!
This guy should have more subscribers. Ive been a fan since the first 2 vids
I really appreciate that. Hopefully the upgraded videography will help with that 😁
Facts‼️
Hopefully you can share the video with some others that may be interested 🙏
no he should not have more. he is ripping off the the elegant oxford
@@poboy1963 Jeffrey I know Preston and he does amazing work. Unfortunately for me my style and his style are very similar and he paved the way. I am no threat to his channel or what he is doing. I will work on changing the videography so it will be more different. I prefer not to be on camera directly and there are only so many ways to film an unboxing review and shine. For the next one I will record facing the camera and perhaps that will not offend you.
Damn those things turned out AMAZING!!! You sir are a true Master Jedi at your craft!
Thanks so much man, I really appreciate that. I hope to bring you plenty more like it.
wow, when you show the shoes with natural light at the end of the video, that yellow looks so interesting, great job again.
Thanks! The shoes can really look quite different under different lighting. Lots of depth and variations in this particular patina.
What an art and what an artist you are. Impecable work.
Thanks so much! This remains one of my favorite patinas and I even incorporated it into my shoe line Michael Darren Shoes. If you like patina shoes you should check out the website.
Very nicely done, congratulations!
Wow! Coming from you I am honored. Thank you very much!
Great work. One can see the true colors in the sunshine. 👏👏👏
Thanks very much. I was really proud of this patina. One of my favorite outcomes.
They look insane outside. hats off..
I really appreciate that my friend. I was really thrilled with this outcome. I want one for myself now.
@@mbshoedoc im actually browsing for your Fiebing and Saphire choices on this one to put on a brogue with plaform sole like Prada's! i absolutely cant wait.. i have been taking notes and learning about leather for 2 weeks! thank you !
@@osirisofthesouth2853 Love to hear it. I don't have a preferred brand of dye overall. I like various colors from various brands.
They are gorgeous! They look like glass slippers.
Thanks!! One of my favorite Patinas I've done.
Well done Sir! I picked up a lot of "how to's" from you content and very grateful of your willingness to share the love you have for dyeing shoes.
Thank you very much. That's what it's all about. It is something I really enjoy and hope to inspire others to give it a go 👍
Good mrng. God has definitely given you a craft. You do outstanding work, and truly encourage me to try.
That is very kind of you to say, thank you!
Man you certainly nailed it! How can you transform the shoe to a totally another color! I am recently hugely interested in patina. Thanks for the sharing. You and Preston are so careful and detail-oriented.
Wow. What a great job. I just know...had I attempted such a project...I would have totally destroyed the shoes. Lol. Very well done. You get a "like", and a new subscriber. 👍😎👍
I really appreciate it 🙏
You are not a cobbler, you are a fine artist. Brogue wingtips are supposed to be a sartorial man’s sneaker, but Those shoes belong in a museum after what you’ve done to them.. simply amazing
Brother I had to re- do this message as I’m sure in the first go around the mistakes that appeared was not of my doing. I press send and my words turn into gable de goop …sometimes it will take me 15 minutes of reviewing before I “cement it” and still somehow the spell check or whatever will go to town on me .
Haha no worries and again I thank you. I have plenty more Patinas finished up but just haven't had time to upload the videos. I am eternally behind on them 🤦♂️
OMG - love the transformation. Amazing
Thank you my friend. So glad you liked it.
beautiful. i love the light brown tones.
Thanks very much. This is one of my favorite patinas recently. There will be more!
Loved it.Beautiful texture. One word.
CLASS
I really appreciate that, thank you.
that's a proper patina right there 👏
Thanks so much. One of my favorites 🙏
Never thought green would look good on shoes. You proved me wrong.
Thanks so much. I totally understand...it's an unexpected color but I have actually grown to love green shoes. I have both olive and an emerald green pairs in my collection now.
Geeze! These shoes are gorgeous! I'm feeling motivated to drop into my local thrift store and give this a shot myself! I would love to have a pair of shoes like those!
Best looking pair you did IMHO. Amazing job, the color match is perfect and the patina isn't over board. This is what I would instantly buy - IF I HAD ANY MONEY
I really appreciate that. I also feel it is one of my best patinas. Hopefully more like it to come soon.
As always great job Michael 👍🏾
I appreciate the support my friend 🙏
Man, MB.... Video and Audio were really great. Leaps and Bounds. Gorgeous work... stunning results with those color cocktails.
Really hard to get Fiebings in EU, but once these Borders get more relaxed, I'm gonna find some buddies to mule them into Spain. I'd love to try some blends with the Saphirs and Tarragos. Great work, again.
I will say that all the dyes work about the same for me. If you can't get Fiebing then try Angelus, Saphir or Tarrago. I have not found any one to greatly outperform the others.
Great new intro! I agree with the last commentor- great videos as always. Ive watched many of the videos multiple times
Thanks so much man. Really trying to step up the overall videography of the patinas and unboxings both. I plan to add some long term reviews, brand comparisons and general shoe talk as well 👍.
@@mbshoedoc okay the patina videos are my favorite. There are many shoe reviews on YT by users, but not many patina videos. I will be attempting to do a patina similar to do what did on those fall colored wholecuts
@@stevenjm12 Yes the patina will always be a big part of it.
Those look fantastic‼️ As soon as my Florsheim are resoled they're getting that custom patina treatment too...
I really appreciate it and happy to fix you up 👍
fantastic job!!!! probably my next pair will be green, or maybe a marbled yellow. but not allen edmonds, i know the quality is there but they are not my thing.
I really appreciate it. Plenty of great brands out there that would patina well.
Great work amigo nice pasion
Much appreciated my friend 🙏
Excellent video/tutorial. Very well done, great pace and explanation. Thank you. I would love more patina tutorials with different techniques. Subscribing to your channel.
I really appreciate it. There are plenty more videos with plenty more to come 🙏👍
Man you really got skills
I really appreciate it, thank you!
This is a great job love this video!!
One of my favorite Patinas I've done 🙏
Very very nice work. Love the shades of green with brown. Perhaps a little bit more of detail will enhance the video.
Thanks very much, glad you liked them. Let me know what you mean about more detail to enhance the video?
@@mbshoedoc I mean you could show all parts being dyed instead of just the vamp and toe. I guess you went from little to more dying but I couldn't see all the process. Suddenly the shoe appeared dyed. It is first time for me watching an olive green project and was highly interested and appreciated very much.
@@CLaop68 Ok that makes sense. The camera battery actually went out on me so I lost a section of video. That and it's difficult to compress the many hours of work into a short clip. This one comes to 20 minutes but my goal is to shorten even more which seems impossible. I will try to do better on the next one 👍.
Could you let me know, how to get my shoe to you to do a Patina and cost. Love your work.
Thanks very much. Shoot me an email to mbshoedoc@gmail.com and we can discuss it 👍
Beautifully done, which brand leather dye did you use? Most People use saphir and you don't any reason why? Just curious.
I usually state which dye I am using in the video but this one was a custom mix. I can tell you I use Fiebing, Angelus and Saphir dyes all freely and interchangeably. I have not really found one brand to be superior. It is more a situation of I may like the navy blue shade of one brand better and another brands mid brown better. No overall winner to me.
Thank a lot, But I have question. Have you ever used oxalic acid for removing old color?
No I have never tried that. Acetone is used by most if not all patina artists I know. It is well established, inexpensive and works well. I have rarely used some rubbing alcohol which strips less than acetone. I used some oxalic acid years ago to bleach and clean quartz crystals but have never used it on a shoe. It could work well but it may also damage the leather. I personally wouldn't try it since the acetone works well.
For re-dying leather shoe ; Should I dye leather by water base?
@@akechaijantharopasakorn2897 Fiebing, Saphir and Angelus all make good leather dyes and all are Alcohol based. Water based makes me think it is a paint which you do NOT want. Stick with those brands when you can. Easily found on shoe specialty shops and even Amazon.
What are the right brushes to use for patina
I use e.l.f makeup brushes. The foundation and eyeshadow are best. These work better than the craft paint brushes I've tried.
What types of brushes do you use?
I use E.l.f. makeup brushes. Usually the foundation brush. I found they work better than craft store paint brushes.
What type of brushes are best?
Great question and truthfully I have not experimented with brushes too much. I started with some cheap synthetic craft brushes from a craft store. I felt like I could get perfectly adequate results with that. Since then I have switched to e.l.f. makeup brushes and have liked those better. I'll have to check with some of my friends that do this for a living to see what kind of brushes they have played around with. But I have not tried anything that was very expensive at all.
Awesome!! 🔥
Thanks so much man!!
Thanks
Thank you 👍
Hey MB! Have you tried Saphir Decapant before? Is it worth to get it instead of just getting normal acetone? I see you always use acetone. Thanks buddy, keep em coming!
I have Decapant and don't find it to work better than acetone and the smell actually gives me an instant headache...so does their renomat too. All other Saphir products I love but I don't like to use either of those. Acetone is much cheaper and can be found local at Lowe's and Home Depot 👍
@@mbshoedoc I heard that Decapant is better for the longevity of the leather though, do you think that is true? Acetone would be better at stripping but you might get less life out of your shoes
@@usernameftl a fair question but I have been using acetone for years now with no issues in any of my shoes. I have a feeling that neglect over many years would be far more damaging than the harshness difference between acetone and Decapant which also has acetone in it. I feel with proper maintenance the difference between the two strippers would be negligible. Hopefully that's a fair answer. My oldest patina pair is probably 4 years old and no problems.
@@mbshoedoc thanks a lot for your answer! I will be using acetone then :)
Ficou muito lindo!!!
create not copy
I'm reasonably sure this is a unique and custom Marlow patina. If you see another olive green patina like this I will be truly surprised.
Good job but you should come up with your identity. The music, wooden table and even the intro is a clear ripoff from the Elegant Oxford
Changed music and intro on the newest video but I've had the table for years so It won't be going anywhere 👍.
Unfortunately this is like the Elegant Oxford which I like best.Sorry
It is indeed like my man Preston. I think I do a bit more with dye patina work. I think he started doing shines and more recently branched into the dye patina work. I feel he leans a bit more towards restoration of the original color of the shoe vs custom colorations which I lean towards. He does great work so I don't mind being compared to him 👍.
And it certainly shouldn't be a problem to like us both. Someone has to be the favorite...maybe I can take silver or bronze 😁.
@@mbshoedoc Dont worry about the hate. There is always someone who was the “originator” I think your tutorials are the easiest to follow
@@frankdux977 I really appreciate that. I'm sticking to it and have plenty of interesting projects in the works. I hope you will continue to enjoy them 🙏.
what a waste of nice rich brown shoes... the new one looks like cheap plastic
@@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क The client got exactly what they wanted. If they are happy, I'm happy.
@@mbshoedoc yeah ??? Who was the client … a pimp from Soho 🤣🤣🤣
@@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क Perhaps it was.
@@mbshoedoc very pimpy choice by a pimp for a pimpy colour to look pimpy in a pimp suit