How Vintage Shoes Are Professionally Restored | Florsheim Imperials
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- In todays video we are completely restoring a pair of Vintage Florsheim Imperials. These shoes were completely stripped right down to the uppers. rebuilt with new split welts, a double JR Leather Sole and a suicide heel. Completely transformed and now back to their former glory!
Sit back and enjoy!
Mad Respect!
G
Nice job G, I’m proud of you.👍👍
Aw Steve thankyou so much man! That means the world coming from you! Respect brother! G
Hammer Time! 🔨
Wow, a big thumbs up and praise from Steve at Bedo's Leather Works. That's about as good as it gets, Mark. Congratulations!
It’s so cool,that you are so young,and have all this knowledge of your wonderful craft.
Thankyou! I'm glad you enjoy it! G
A great restoration G. I have a pair of Florsheim Imperials, so now I know whose going to fix them when they need to be fixed. Great video bro
Shine on
We had a guy at work Always telling us he was poached for his position at work
So we all called him Eggman 🤗🤗
Good luck son 👍👍👍
😅😅😅😅
Fantastic restoration!!!
Thanks mate! G
Amazing work my man!
Thanks dude! Appreciate it!
Nice job G.
Thanks Bob!
Welcome back 👍👍
Great shoes made to look new. A cracking pair brought up to date.
Shine on
Thanks again mate!!! G
Nice shoes and a great repair G a double sole is nice 👍
Brilliant vid, and you look relaxed in your new place of work. Really appreaciate when you explain the different possibilities for resoling.
Thanks! So happy to hear you enjoyed the video! Very relaxed here and loving the new space! Thanks again for your support!!! G
I have a nice pair of gunboats from the early 90's...still made in U.S.A. Great shoes. I had a Dainite sole put on mine. You did a real nice job here, G!
Great job. Love the split welt and how deep the stitches are on the sole. These are classic shoes and you restored them well.
Thankyou! It's the little details that make the best impact! G
Excellent work CG and what an amazing compliment from Mr Steve.
Thanks!!!!
Nice work! What a really cool pair of shoes. Owner will love what you’ve done.
Cheers John!
Mark I’m still catching up on the Ones I’ve recently missed but I must say this one is Just Cobbler G Shoe Porn🙏
I don’t know much about Florsheim Shoes but they are Brogues which are my favourites and remind me of my Grenson brogues which I love and are not there just yet to need a cobbler G Restore.
Always a Pleasure to Watch you do your Stuff Sir and As always thanks for your time,££££ and Effort doing these for us🙏👍
Thanks Neil! Florsheim are a really well made USA shoe, well their older models are the best made ones compared to what they do nowadays, these were from the 1980's and in unbelievable condition for their age! They are one of my favourite shoes! A fun rebuild and a great end result! Shoe porn is the correct term! Haha. Thanks for taking the time again to watch dude. Always appreciated! G
When I restore the uppers on vintage shoes, I start with a good scrubbing with saddle soap and then let the shoes dry with trees in them. Then I'll use either Saphir Renomat or acetone to remove old polish, depending on how much there is and how hard it is to remove. After that, I thoroughly condition with Renovateur and then do a fresh polish, starting from a clean slate.
Lovely job G man. Thats what i call a pair of shoes.
Thanks dude!!!
Great job on an old American classic. Another interesting and really well-produced video.
Thankyou so much mate! They are beautiful shoes made even better now! Thanks for the comment on the video! G
I would not object to walking a mile in these shoes. You make me feel really old calling them vintage. I was born 10-20 years before they were made. Great work, I prefer the more natural sole-heal colours 2x👍
They are built like tanks! Beautifully made!
Lovely work Mark. I'll definitely get some up to you before long.
Ready when you are mate! Thanks !
Great job G as always you do amazing work. And also it's been to long have really missed you and your amazing work hope and pray all is well may God bless you and your beautiful family.
All the best to you and yours too mate! Thankyou!
Don't you sometimes miss the sound of the Morrisons self-service counter? :) Great job as always, keep it up.
Haha do I hell! That shit was imprinted in my brain for too long! Don't remind me! Ha
beautiful work as always. Great for relaxing and learning from you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Respect! G
Excellent job 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thankyou so much!!!
only a 2 week gap G - keep that up :) and Florsheim .. don't tell Steve!... shhh
Yes! Thanks mate. I can tell why they are his favourite shoes!
WOW very interesting super kool ,1st class great info.,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work.
I have no idea how I ended up here, but that was amazing! I just love watching a true craftsman ply their trade. Thank you so much for showing us how
Thankyou so much for checking out the video, I'm glad you like what you see! The process can be so satisfying to people! Mad Respect! G
Good to see you! Enjoy your week!
EDIT: I also have a pair of these! They don't have the V cleat though, they were produced in the 80s as far as my research could tell me. I should ship them overseas to you and have them redone
Thanks dude! Appreciate it! Of course. We accept mail orders worldwide! Would love to recraft them for you! Respect!
@@CobblerG Man thank you so much! Much appreciated!! I'll check that out on your website! Also, side note, mine are the exact same color as the ones in this video. I have a tiny nick in the toe of one of them but other than that they are pristine minus needing a resole. Thanks again for your kindness and be well!
Another cracking video bro! What's the purpose of the tiny perferated wheel thing?
Thanks man! It's called a 'fudge wheel' it is used to make marks on the welt, I like to use it to add some detail to the bottom. If you look on the sole where the stitches are you Will notice some indentation from where it's run around, gives some nice details on the bottoms 👊👊
Great job, but what happened to the V cleats?
Can you recommend tools and vendors for materials for a beginner? I have been wanting to get into shoe repair, but I don't have anyone local to teach me and would like to slowly build up tools from absolutely need to would be nice to have.
Have you gone independent young un ? Good luck Well done 👍
I got headhunted to an independent cobblers here in Edinburgh Morningside. Thankyou!
Nice job. I’m curious about those square nails used on the original heels. I’ve seen one customer request Steve Doudaklian (Bedo’s) take them all out one by one and re-use them on the new heel. Nightmare job, but perhaps worth keeping the heels so you have those unique nails to re-use one day? They do make quite a difference to the final look. Although I have to say, yours look magnificent too.
I always keep the old heels. It's a painstaking Job trying to reshape and reuse all the worn out nails! G
Vintage from the 1980s? I object, sir! There is something so soothing about the application of the Flexofil. G, what is your opinion about nylon, steel, or shanks made of other materials? Thanks for your time.
😅 it's quite enjoyable applying it too! Nylon, plastic and steel shanks seem to be fine, but it's the wooden ones that alot of the time can snap, and we see alot of those!
Those are built like a brick shithouse. That's old school. Nice work G man.
They are indeed! A super nice pair to bring back to life! Cheers!
How much is to do a job like this?…to have an idea…
This rebuild was £200
Нє, ну Флоресхім це звичайно круто, але може вийде на якісь Alden, Church’s чи Crockett&Jones подивитись 😅
Але в любому випадку дякую за відео!
Good job but when it comes to imperials bedos leatherworks is the master he does the insides and the v cleet
It’s sad to see that America USED make quality products. Now they buy the name, lower the quality and produce offshore.