Gaziano Girling: Custom Marble Patina on St. James II
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Not gonna lie....this one made me nervous. Despite having done hundreds of custom patinas there is just something unnerving about taking acetone and leather dyes to a brand new thousand dollar pair of shoes.
The St. James by Gaziano Girling is a classic adelaide oxford and is quite beautiful right out of the box in their Vintage Cherry. The client wanted something really one of a kind and was inspired by some marble patina examples he had seen. We were both thrilled with the results on these. Hope you enjoy the process and let me know what you think!
Wow. Those look fantastic. I'm happy I stumbled upon your channel. Really good stuff.
Thank you very much!!
Truly breathtaking work Mike! Kudos!!
@@pgopal6 Thanks so much!!
@@mbshoedoc when I buy my St James II, I’m definitely going to reach out to you… your work is amazing!
@@pgopal6 Yes sir, reach out anytime 🙏
Simply stunning work on a beautiful pair of shoes.
Thank you very much!
I am SPEECHLESS, SPECTACULAR JOB!!!
Too kind man, thank you! I must admit this is one of my favorites 😁
Well done! And great mirror shine, love the light reflection
Thanks! And yeah it's all about those reflections 👍😎
Mama Mia those look awesome!
Thanks so much!
You are so talented Doc!
Thanks so much man. I was afraid to touch these LOL but they turned out pretty sweet.
Beautiful work doc!
A fine light marble patina.
So glad you liked it!
Amazing....!
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it 👍
Absolutely wonderful! Congratulations! I would like to be wealthy to (among other things): (A) Buy shoes like those and (B) Take them to you to be customised in such a magnificent manner. Well, I suppose I shall carry on buying lottery tickets... (fingers crossed!) 😁😁
best of luck to you although I don't suggest going the lottery ticket route...much better to hone a skill that can generate some extra money.
Very nice work. They really came out beautifully.
Thanks so much!
Just send them to my home addres, thanks for shining them
Haha, no problem my friend. They are on the way to you now 😉
Wah the pressure....excellent job anyhooo....
Haha, yep. I've gotten comfortable working on other people's shoes but brand new out of the box is always daunting and especially such a high end pair!
Amazing work, as always. Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it man 👍
Looks like it's not shoes but cherry wood furniture ❗️Excellent colour
Thanks very much!! Glad you liked it.
you so good, and i am learning a lot!!!
Too kind my friend, thank you.
Awesome work again! Now he just needs you to make him a matching belt.
Too true! I actually need to make myself a few matching belts now that you mention it 🤔😁
this was epic dude. nice work.
As my late mother said on many occasions shoes maketh the man always fantastic shoes
Much appreciated 🙏
Lovely work as always sir!
Thank you very much!
@@mbshoedoc always a pleasure to watch! :)
VERY NICE!!
HI from Dagestan
Hope you are doing well my friend!
very nice i like
Thank you very much!
Awesome job man!
I really appreciate it 🙏
I've been doing dress shoes for almost 2 years and I have you and Preston to thank for that. I own a semi truck repair shop, but what I really love to do is take a pair of shoes from a thrift store that are beat up and make them beautiful again. Thank you for all you do and allowing us into your life to teach us the art of shoe care!
@@themackdoctor1818 That's awesome man. Yes restoring an unwearable pair and making them beautiful again is exceptionally rewarding 💪.
Absolutely stunning.! Are you using oil based dye or alcohol based dye before you spray with acetone?
These were alcohol based dyes. I ended up not really liking the acetone spray technique. It was too unpredictable for my taste.
Nice
Thank you much 👍
You applied mirror gloss to the toe and heel but did not appear to add any sort of conditioner to the rest of the shoe. After all that acetone, how did you manage to achieve such a deep all over shine?
@@michaelalbert9299 I always condition the shoes with bick 4 during and after dye work. I may not have filmed that part this time. I also go over the entire shoe lightly with neutral wax once or twice for a good overall shine 👍
I'd expect G&G to come with lasted trees.
I would too. Not sure if they typically do or not.
Wow
Nice work. Once you apply the alcohol based dyes onto the leather, can these added colours be stripped off later? Or the new finish will be permanent?
Great question. Yes they can be stripped but not necessarily all the way back to the same base color. There is at least a little tint or hue change when you strip them back down.
I’m new to the channel. And I’m new to dress shoes/ business shoes. I’ve recently changed professions and spent time and money to upgrade my attire. In all aspects of life shoes mean something. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, for sure!! Where did you get/earn your expertise?
Welcome to the channel and the world of dress shoes. I'm all self taught. I've been at it for 3-4 years now. I just saw some before and after examples online and never realized such a thing was possible. I started with getting thrift store and eBay pairs, fixing them up then selling them. That evolved into doing custom work for clients and now even started up my own shoe brand... Michael Darren Shoes. Not sure where it will all lead me but it's been a fun ride.
i have a question. do I have to remove the shoes wax before using acetone?
The acetone removes wax but it will be faster to melt the wax with heat first then strip with acetone. This is only necessary if there is a thick layer of wax
Beautiful! Do you put a creme or something on them after dyeing?
Sometimes yes and sometimes no on the cream polish. I always use leather conditioner... Usually Saphir renovateur, pure polish, or bick 4. I also always use wax on them. The colored cream polish can be used to darken, blend or adjust color but doesn't do too much for adding shine. Hope that helps.
@@mbshoedoc thanks! It asked it mainly because, if I'm right, in the video you went from dyeing to wax, and I couldn't imagine the acetone would not have left the leather a bit dry.
@@jeroenvaneekeren Yes you are exactly right. Honestly I think what happened is either I ran out of space on my card or the battery died on the camera while filming and so I skipped a step.
Question: As far as maintenance you can keep the leather conditioned but how do you maintain the color on a custom patina? You can’t just have anybody apply colored shoe cream, right?
it's easy to maintain with neutral conditioner cream and wax. You can use colored creams but rarely is there a need unless you get a major scratch. Then you have to do your best to artistically apply the cream. But you are correct you would not want just anybody to slather on a bunch of colored cream polish. Most of my shoes are patina and I have had no issues maintaining them.
@@mbshoedocYo empleo Saphir pommadier incoloro para mis monkstrap museum.
@@ruperttmls7985 sorry there isn't a translate option on here. Sounds like asking which Saphir color to use on Museum...use neutral. That works on everything 👍
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Sounds like you loved the video.
Unfortunately, you ruined a brilliant pair.
Well everyone is entitled to their opinion. I did exactly what the client asked for and he was thrilled with the result. I also was quite happy with them.
@@mbshoedoc Mike, incredible job as always. For the life of me I'll never get why people need to share their negative opinions. There's a saying "If don't have something nice to say, then don't say anything at all"
@@jazzmanjazzman6306 I agree completely. I can't imagine taking the time to post something negative about someone's artistic endeavors. If I don't like what someone did I just move on 🤷♂️.