Transforming Preowned Shoes: You Can Look Great on a Budget--Featuring Gentleman’s Gazette
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The Michelangelo of shoes. A true artist and craftsman.
So happy that you teamed up with Rafael! I love both of your channels, so glad to see that you know of each other's existence.
They went from a 4 to a solid 10 (colorwise). Congrats!
Hi! Just wanted to say I find your videos so calming. I always loved shining my Dad's shoes when I was a little girl and now this is like my ASMR 😂 great job!
Hey, Nicole. Thank you for your comment!
These shoes are literally 'timeless'. You have done an exceptionally intricate work on this pair. Love your work. Keep it up.
I like the hand done patina. The Airbrush doesn’t looks so good. Sorry
Hi Preston, I’ve been watching your channel for awhile. You’ve given me confidence to start my own project on dyeing shoes. I bought an exclusive used pair of mora 2.0.
Can you help me by answering one question?
Majority of the fiebing dye are dark after one coat. What did you use to dilute the pigment so that one coat is much lighter than the intended color? Was it isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) at what percentage mixed with fiebing?
Hey, Jun. unfortunately feibings is oil based so it wound dilute well with alcohol. You’ll need to buy the feibings diluter for that job. Test it out and use more or less until you get the shade you need.
Dude? Seriously? Great job. Looks like you took a outdated Allen Edmond and made it into an Edward Green...or maybe Antonio Meccariello. Nice job!
Beautifully done, Preston. You can make a pair of shoes look like a work of art...
Complete shoe savagery! 👊
What are the steps (if possible) to restore the original color to an "eBay challenge" pair of shoes?
OMG, this transformation looks amazing
One hopes that Sven remembered that a gentleman should always leave a good "Tip", for the quality of services rendered. Lol. Phil.
Preston, hello. Love your channel. I found and old shine kit in my wife's grandfather's basement. The polishes and a shoe cream are about 15-20 years old. Are they still able to be used? They are Kiwi tins. Thank you so much.
It's down to luck. You could end up spending more time looking for 2nd hand stuff then just going to work a couple of hours more and buy new, in size shoes.
I have to say I've learned a lot about this art watching this channel. Being a youth Cadet (Canadian), we are required to have a mirror shine on our parade boots. I begin to ponder if Preston has ever received a pair of military shoes to shine. The only difference I can think of is that the entire shoe must be mirror shined, not just the toe and heel. Thoughts?
@Ivan Kostamo. Sounds like a project concept that a very large number of ex-servicemen would get nostalgic about. Phil.
Preston, thanks for your advice I just purchased my first pair of pre-owned Allen Edmonds from dabondo1, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to love them Awesome deal BTW. They are the McTavish Oxfords in black. In the photos they look amazing. I already have an idea on how I’m going to treat them. I got Saphir Renovatour and a few Saphir creams and polishes, including the Mirror Gloss in neutral. My question is: Do you have any advice on any cleaning or disinfecting the inside of the shoes? I’ve never seen you doing that. It’ll be great to have a video on what to do on recently purchased pre-owned shoes. Thanks!
These look fantastic!
Thanks for watching!
You are an Artist
Would love to see more content on suede shoes. I love your no nonsense guides and sometimes even love having your videos on my second monitor when I’m working. Your guides have really helped me up my game especially with regards to patinas, but my suede care routine could use the same boost too
I wouldn't have dyed them: Saphir Reno mat first; Saphir mink oil second; Saphir renovatoreur third; Saphir light-brown, creme polish forth,; and finally Saphir Medaille D'or, wax yellow polish until a mirror shine is achieved. I did this with a pair of Allen Edmonds cap toe oxfords. An absolutely beautiful shoe.
Wow! The After looks Amazing. What a great inspiration to give my shoe shine some more effort. Giving mad props! 👏🏾
Big fan of your channel. I’ve developed a little obsession with who shine and restoration since discovering it. Not brave enough to burnish with dye but I have experimented with polish. Successfully with an old pair of shoes and not so successfully with my RMWilliams boots. Any tips?
Whenever you use your bare fingers to apply polish or wax, I can hear the sharp inhales of people who don't realize that their are *no* petroleum products in any Saphir products! I must admit, when I first applied black cream to my boots, I was surprised by how easily it washed off my fingers! If I hadn't seen you do it first, I wouldn't have been able to stick my finger in the black cream. Do occasionally tell people that Saphir products are made from natural ingredients. You may prevent a heart attack!!🤗🌹✨
Thanks for the video.
I went out and got Saphir products including the mirror gloss. The finish was great... but when I took them out, within minutes, I could see ugly cracking of the wax on the vamp of the shoe. Was I not supposed to shine the vamp and other areas? So basically, do you only apply wax to the toe/upper?
Great job using the air brush reminds me of a custom auto painter putting down a fade. You have a great color eye, which all people do not have.
Hi, my name is miguel angel. I'm from Dominican Republic, so here in my country is really difficult to finding some stuffs like this and for me is quite hard to get my Shoes cared enough whitout this kind of products, my cuestion is: wht do you recomends me to do as a biginner or what can i buy either on amazon or yours to care my shoes?... Thanks and keep doing this great videos love 'em.
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Hello,
I wear black leather oxfords on occasion for work. The shoes are to be mirror shined at all times. Can you suggest which Saphir products I will need in order to start from brand new shoes to achieve that mirror finish?
Thank you!
I have a paid of Italian Dress Shies that were gifted to me that I would love to have two toned and burnished!!!
You make magic happen. Every single time.
I'm always floored by the difference in the before/afters. I can't wait till I have the vision required to do that!
You should thrown the shoes back. Lol. Awesome work as usual you have inspired me here in Jamaica.
No solution & ice for the mirror shine ?... What company/model of airbrush are you using ?
Beautiful work Preston
How many layers of paint can be done with one bottle of 50 ml?
Thanks for sharing your artisan knowledge. Did you use black and dark brown for the dyes?
Mr. Preston, please don't forget your Mexican's fans.
great vid as always thx a lot !!! question i have a pair of shoes in a gray color and would like to give them a little patina with black toe , this color is no very commun in your videos , can you just make one for us that we have this gray color shoes and help us to make the grays shoes in a great patina gray color ??? thx a lot
Magical, I notice that you can do a lot with tan colored shoes, but what can you do with a black shoes? Assuming that I want to inject reddish or bluish color in to black?
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Beautiful results! For the final reveal it would be so cool to do a split shot of "before" on the left and "after" on the right, at least for a few seconds. Easier to see the transformation.
The airbrush looks interesting. Which one are you using? can you share a link? Thanks.
Do not change anything in your channel. It is Perfect. Congrats.
Wow, thanks Preston, from Vancouver!
Kudos brother. Amazing before and after shots.
Raphael sounds like a British Terminator.
hah, this actually made me cry... maybe one day there'll be a second hand market for women's oxfords, but it won't be any time soon. if you know of anyone making shoes like this for women, let me know - maybe I can save up!
Grenson make them too, they have a sale on right now...
@@darrenhmather thank you!
@Louis ADVENIER thanks very much
I really enjoy your channel and the gentlemens gazette too. Great content.
Keep up the good work ❤ lots of love from Pakistan
Incroyable, comme d'habitude!
Incredible job on those cap toes!!!
I liked them better before your transformation.
I thought acetone was your "go to" for cleaning the leather?
Preston x Raphael? Kirby just left the chat. ;)
Great video as always, Preston!
really beautiful results, one day I may be able to get myself a proper shoe
wait a seiko who catch the shoes for the intro...?
Absolutely gorgeous. It's refreshing to watch a channel that encourages people to have healthy pride in their appearance.
Are you liking the airbrush better for the shading vs the brush or find both to work fairly equally. Wonder if the airbrush seems to be a time saver or not really when you have to fill it and clean it etc. Thanks and these look amazing!
How can I get my leather jacket to have a little shine to it?
I want to find used pairs to personalize now. My wife is going to kill me 😂
Been there done that. I'm still negotiating my way out of explaining why the dining room is full of shoes the table no longer visible under the pile. :)
Would renomat remove the finish?
Love the collaboration! Two of my favorite YT channels. God bless gentlemen. ♥️🕊🙏🏻
I always wonder about the people who dislike Preston’s videos. 💁🏻♂️ What don’t you like? His skill or his style? Great video as usual!
Where can I get one of those water dispensers?
Tried my first mirror shine tonight. Only Kiwi available to me in Aus. And ... it didn’t work... not sure what I am doing wrong :(
These are quite possibly the best-looking shoes I have ever seen. I'm not a fan of the usual Preston toe cap patina job because I think the contrast is too stark, but this--this is a work of art. Subtle. Deep. Rich. Reminds you of a old guitar or fine violin or nice vintage shotgun. Amazing job.
Wow these look amazing!
Amazing results through true artisanship and a perfect understanding of the materials in play. Fabulous!!!
They look amazing, you are a true artist. I bet a lot of those ASMR fans watch your vids. (Mic the shushing sound of the rubbing more, and you will get subs from that fan base.
Hey Preston random question. I found some Salvatore Ferragamos yesterday in fair shape at the thrift store. For $7. Only issue is the sole isnt glued on the front and talks lol is there an easy fix? Or will Shoe Goo suffice? I'd really love to restore them as a little project
That’s Beautiful
Your videos are well thought out and enjoyable to watch. I'm always so satisfied with your amazing results. Thank you for bringing back a lost art form.
I know that I'm over a year late, but this is a very beautiful job well done. I truly appreciate your expertise!!!
love these! you are super talented!
Just absolutely stunning. U r such a Professional. I do hope that one day I am able to get brave enough to start doing mine. I have a couple pair that I would live to do, but not confident enough to engage right now. Thank u so much for sharing!
What kind of shoes are they? Did he say?
*waves
WOW love your mirror shine...........when I shine my shoes and I am in a bit of a hurry I just exhale on then and let the steam do the trick......def not as effective but still a decent result
and in the beginning when you want to remove all the old grime and polish........I always used a few drops of aceton instead of saddle soap........its harsher for sure but seems to work as well and dries pretty quick .......sometimes with really grimy shoes I just use reg warm water and body soap and lather it up real good...not too dripping wet but real good
Amazing . . . simply amazing. Just what I need, another hobby!
What a brilliant transformation! I think the new color scheme is so much richer looking than the original. I wonder whether you conditioned the leather between the use of Renomat and the dye. Did you use Renovateur or not? This type of video is inspiring.
Great pair of shoes great video and I just came from the Gentleman's Gazette channel goodluck to everyone !
Awesome job Preston as always....I keep practising.
Looks like museum calf!
Preston the out come is beautiful. You would never know that they were that light of a pair of shoes. The air brushing is great. Would like to see a video on air brushing once you have more experience. Thank you
Are you from guatemala?
Next video TEO x RMRS
Beautiful work.
Amazing my friend ❤
Simply beautiful
Enjoyed every minutes . Thank you champ!
Another classic
Absolutely gorgeous
Great stuff Preston.
After using the renomat and dying, i see you went right for cream instead of renovateur... Is there a reason for this or did you just think the leather didn't need a full conditioning and the agents in the cream were enough to condition?
Reno’ Mat is the best of the best if you intend on adding polish afterwards because it will strip a layer of old polish as well but it leaves the calf suuuuper buttery
It really does make a difference, giving a pair of shoes/boots a little love when they just don't grab ya. Suddenly, they're "more gooder" once again.
Good stuff! Tell Sven to start putting shoe trees in his shoes, even if it’s 1 dollar plastic trees from IKEA!
Beutiful work
Gorgeous results 🔥
Holy hell batman