Heeeey these are my AEs!!! I've been extremely satisfied with this transformation Michael, thank you! I didn't even know you did a video of this project. What a pleasant surprise. Oh yeah, they were indeed brand new, only tried on for size. I've worn them many times & no major crease nor crack in the mirror shine. These shoes are still looking good. The sole dye was also a nice surprise.
I don't wanna seem like I'm blowing smoke, but I can't believe how good these turned out! Something about that ox blood color with that little bit of dark just makes these spectacular! Great work!!!
Thanks so very much. The only thing I feel could be improved was the burnishing didn't have quite as much of a fade as I would like but I think once they were polished it blended things much better. I think on the feet they would look great though.
Well I do have to say, after watching his videos, step by step, I've decided that first thing tomorrow morning, I will go out and buy Fiebings and Angelus, Leather Dye, and start a project on a pair of New York Vintage boot. I will take a picture of before and after, then post it. I have written all the colors I need.
Sounds great. Don't forget some acetone and rubber gloves for stripping. Only other recommendation is to find a thrift store or cheap eBay pair as a first project and then move onto your personal pair 👍
Love that Oxblood with the black burnishing absolutely beautiful. I may try to do that on a pair of shoes as well as changing one to Navy. I have already started some minor patina experimentation on a couple of pairs.
Thanks very much! Be careful with navy. The yellow base color of most shoes makes the blue dye lean green. If you can find a grey shoe to start the transition to blue is easier. I have a blue patina video as well that may help.
Hello doc,newbie question, what is the advantage of applying base layer of Fiebings oxblood (lighter), over directly using angelus oxblood only (darker)? Will be the result be very different? Thanks, subscribed
Thanks for the sub! Honestly I don't know if there is an advantage or not. It started a few years ago where I did a fiebings first coat and found it to be too pink and adding the angelus over it gave me the exact shade I wanted. Angelus out of the bottle appears very red to me where the fiebings has a more purple hue though lighter. I have not tried Angelus alone but think it might lean too red on its own. So we will call it a Bob Ross style "happy little accident" and I have just stuck with doing it that way.
I think I name the products I use as I use them in most of my videos. If you have a specific question about a product let me know. I am happy to answer.
Is it better to do this brand new or used or completely broken-in shoes and/or boots? I want to do this myself, but I’m pretty new to and I want to have the best finish I can do.
Sorry I can't be as specific as that. I don't know AE Bordeaux in particular. You will likely have to mix and match and play around to get what you want. I like fiebing oxblood, Angelus oxblood and Saphir Bordeaux. Add a drop of black to darken, add a splash of alcohol to dilute and lighten. I like to test a stripe of each color on a sheet of white paper to see how they look when dry. That's about all I can tell you. Hope that helps.
I would say anyone can do it but you may want to practice on thrift store shoes or cheap ebay pairs first. Be careful of sending them to a cobbler. Some do great and others claim to be able to do it but lack the talent.
Wow that is incredibly rude. While I don't think it's the best patina I have ever done I think the end result looked very good. I would be interested to see your work since you judge mine to be so amateur.
@@paulblanks1239 Haha thanks man. I have no clue where this troll came from and how someone can be so full of hate. It's disgusting really. I appreciate you backin me up 👊
