Dr. Martens Restoration - (Using ORIGINAL Parts & FIRE) 

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I made Doc Marten boot soles in the mid nineties at a moulding factory in Leicestershire, England. Good money too. A canadian bloke got the firm in debt so our factory got closed down and everything moved to France. Love the video you guys.

In the 90s I was stationed in England. Every year we had a Christmas Bazar in the hanger on base. I always volunteered to work at the Dr. Marten booth. I left England with 14 pair of Docs.

Wore the dark burgandy Doc Martins boots at senior school in the early 70's in Southern England... bought back memories.. Great work guys...

new boot goofing...reno 911! haha... I spend my teens and early 20's in Doc Martins, loved them!!!

Had a pair of brown lowtop wingtips with the lugged sole. Loved those shoes. I walked at my HS graduation wearing them. Class of '91. Yes, feeling very nostalgic watching this wonderful restoration. Thank you, Brothers!!

This was a great one! I bought my Doc's in '85 when I was stationed in England. I used them as duty boots so I had to dye the thread black. I used to wear them off duty too and without the yellow thread they were unique. Got a lot of compliments. I might have to dig them out of the attic!

Well, well, well, you convinced me! You CAN make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. I'll keep my comments about Doc Martins to myself, just not a boot I would ever consider. As always, great work. I really am impressed all the time.

Where I live in Northampton there were 3 doc's factorys, I live in a little place called finedon. And my girlfriend worked there, she did the resoles and repairs. They're all gone now, sad times 😩

Don’t ask me how I found this channel, but it’s great. Enjoyable and entertaining.

I truly love watching skilled craftsmen performing their chosen trade. Love your videos! I am grateful you choose to share the love you have with what you do with others.

Thankyou so much for doing the Dk Martins, brought back so many memeries for me from the late 70s and through the 80s.I was in the shoe trade for 18 years. I went to night school twice a week, and then had day releace to go collage and got my btec in shoe manufacture after some 5 years. Our factory was right next to John Whites in lime street Rushden, in Oak street. We made a shoe called Pods which was also very popular at that time. And the shoe trade was very big in Northamptonshire, before the cheap inports killed it off. At one point it was cheaper for us to mould our own soles for the shoes, cut out all the uppers etc, box them up and ship it to Portugal to be put together as a finished shoe, and then shipped back again. And this was still cheaper to do than making them with our own labour in the factory. We did this to 10,000 pairs before we ceased manufature of the shoe. Funny thing is when we did, Dc Martins were looking to increase production of thier boots, so we just ceased, and the people we employed (some 120) carried on as John White employies, so no one lost their job.

Never been a fan of the brand, but it was interesting to see how they're done. The workmanship to bring them back is your usual top-shelf effort. Definitely brought new life to them.

Was waiting to see my boots on your channel. Glad they were given new life and have a good home. Cheers!🥾🤘

I bought my Docs back in '94, and I'm amazed at the restoration job you were able top pull off here. Awesome stuff. Just wish the Made-In-England ones were as cheap to buy now as they were in the 90s...

I Get Compliments On My Docs & The Young People Are Amazed When I Say That I've Owned Them For 25+ Years. The Soles Are Like Bowling Shoes Now, But I Still Rock Them!! When Did Docs Go From Being Made In England To Wherever They're Made Now??

Doc Martens have never been my preference but your video was entertaining.

Absolutely love this video. For most of my high school years I wore a pair of 10 eye docs. Miss those boots.

I started wearing doc's in the 70's and still wear them today

I was a child in the sixties and seventies and into the eighties into my late teens early twenties in the UK. back then these were the working class boot of choice for factory workers and police officers as they were cheap and comfortable. The skinheads in the late sixties really started to turn them into a fashion statement, especially the oxblood ones and then came punk where they really took off as did the prices which slowly went up and up. The end of the real quality for me went in the late nineties when DM started to farm out to China and other far eastern countries. I remember buying my last pair early this century made in China and they lasted a year. The insoles were compressed fibre board which disintegrated within a year and the soles soon followed. I then changed to the still English made Solovair who used to make boots for DM ( it was in the early days a cooperative of Northampton factories all making un the DM brand. The English made DM´s now are more fashion statements, the ones made out of the UK are like throwing good money down the drain. Now I stick to Solovair who use much higher quality leathers and a country mile better than DM´s

I still have my original 9349s that I bought when I was 15 years old and I'm now 38. They are in pretty great shape! I should get them back to 100% and start wearing again. They definitely bring back memories.

Damn, I remember growing up in the early to mid 90's and seeing the punks with the bomberjackets and Dr. Martens and a boombox blaring Discharge, Motörhead, Ebba Grön or Anti Cimex. Always fascinated by the boots. Thanks for the throwback :) (sorry if my english isnt perfect, not my native tongue).

I was already a fan but you quoting reno 911, makes me a lifetime subscriber!

Hello. I watch you guys since some time now, but its my first comment, since this video brought back memories! I am almost 40 and have an older brother, in the ’90 he begged in our Mom to buy him the brown Dr. Marten’s boots. Those were the times. Thanks guys! Great video ;)

Amazing restoration and great job finding the original soles! A 20+ min video from you guys never felt so long.

Loved this video. I'm really surprised those gummy soles sanded down that well. I know people bag on Doc Martens, but they were hard to beat for going to rock clubs in the 80's/90's. They had enough squish to stand for hours, souls that resisted the glass, beer and unthinkables of a club floor, plus they always looked good.

"New boot goofin'!" Hah! Now I get it. Had to look that one up. 🤓 Been waiting for thiiiis! I still have one pair of 90s MIE Dr Martens in storage. They are like museum pieces for me. And yep--they are so very much better than the current MIEs! Beckmans and a pair of Oak Streets are now my go-to boots. Still, I occasionally don a couple pairs of current MIE Docs for nostalgia's sake. Ahhh, the beautiful days of my youth. Great job, sirs. Many thanks and happy weekend all! 🙋🥾

You can also source new soles from Solovair. Technically they aren't DM parts, but they're made exactly the same way as the vintage ones.

Hi there, I am a woman, and I am fan of leather... I own quite a few articles made of leather and I know how hard it is to maintain this lush and rich material. I applaud both of your hard work. Really appreciate the videos.

That was fantastic as usual. Down here in Australia in the 70's and early 80's they were the boot of choice of the local 'Skinhead' gangs so no one was game to wear them. In the 90's they become a fashion boot with teenagers and school kids. Quality boots, made to last.

I’ve learned so much about shoe care from this channel

Fantastic video as always. I too fell in love with Docs and owned many over the years. Never had their soles wear out! Only the leather. What a product.

This is when being 'old' has an advantage. I remember wearing 'Doc's' in the late 1970's!

Hey guys. As you know, I've watched MANY of your videos, dating back to your early days. And I still remain impressed each time I see you work your magic on shoes and boots that I would have given up on long ago! Great work, as always. Hope you're both doing well and enjoying the early fall (at least it is here in Minnesota).

Reno 911 just made my day! That's a joke that my wife and I have with each other too. So good.

I remember my first pair orDr Martins boots... OX BLOOD colour... Lovely Thanks for the memory...

Absolutely amazing. Kick ass job. Thank you for this video. I was one of those who annoyed you with doc comments. Thank you.

I enjoyed this video and it was nostalgic. I also wanted to say that the sound production while you are doing the repairs is top notch!

I've been looking this week at Docs, Solovairs, and how to restore these boots to like-new condition, and here you are with a resto video, perfect timing!

Many Thanks... Love the fact that you sought out the legit parts to do justice to the Iconic Docs... The job well done...

Always enjoy watching you gentlemen do your magic. While I don't care for the boots themselves and believe that you could have made them much better than new, I do appreciate that your goal was to return them to their original standards. Yours is one of the channels that I recommend to people who are interested in good quality footwear so that they can make informed decisions about what they buy. Thanks for entertaining and teaching. All the best.

WOW, what a good job! I think they look even better with that sole. Appreciate that you used only original parts. I started wearing Docs in the ninetees and never stopped since. now i have a collection of 30 Martens, some of them 40 years old. 5 years ago started repairing them for me and for friends but getting your fingers on an original sole is really hard, thats true.

My 20+ year old Docs suffered a serious crack across one of their souls (yeah.... I mean "soul" not "sole") and after being told locally that the original parts are not available for replacement, came across this video. These boots have seen so many shows, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Metallica, WASP, etc..) that I can't let them die. Thank you for giving me hope they can continue to live and be right.

Loved my first pair of DcMartins. Got a second pair shortly after. They were from the 90s and I wish I still had them. Great video.

Those Dr. Martens are from back in the days they don’t make them like that anymore. Enjoyed the restoration.

Honestly shocked nobody’s commented on the Reno 911 reference. Such a gem of a show

Wow, what a blast from the past that was! I remember when I thought those were the coolest, most comfortable boots ever. Amazing job, guys!

My Docs were the brown steel toes. Rocked them with Girbaud's

I got my first pair of Doc's in 94, i still have em and they still in nice shape, i dont wear them too often so they still have good soles and the color is still vibrant

Great video guys. Just a few days ago I bought myself a pair of the ox blood shoes after 40 years when i wore the boots as a young man . How time flies.

They look better then store bought .. the polishing dying lug made it look way more better ..

This is so awesome guys!!! I know they're not the best boots in the world but I have a pair and just bought my son his first pair of DM! Great Job!

awesome! you guys really did an amazing job. lots of patience. i hope the person who gets to wear them has a lot of enjoyment and pride in your workmanship.

Tremendous amount of work, beautiful results. I still have an old pair of Doc's, once that lug sole starts to wear down you have all the traction of ball bearings! Another great video!

Wore eight-eyelet docs for summer motorcycling in the 'eighties and 'nineties. Loved them! I went through several pairs and sadly threw them away when the soles wore smooth. So wish I'd kept them and had them restored.

Always been a fan, bought my first pair in 1975, for work, they did not fare to well in the welding shop...got my last pair 2020, still love them.

Always a pleasure to watch your videos, thank you!

I would love to send you my Docs. I bought them when I was 16 in 1987 and I still have them. The insole is a little hard and the soles are a bit worn hear and there bu the uppers are in excellent condition. I wore those things through NY winters and night clubs. You guys work miracles.

Great Video & the entire process was really fun to watch.

Awesome. Made me nostalgic to listen to some Clash!

Dr. Marten’s and silver tabs, I remember the days well. Always wore the 6 or 7 hole brown boots and I loved those shoes. My brother had all of the guys in his wedding party wear Dr. Martens. Great video!

Another phenomenal video. I really love how you guys make the old quality shoes restored quality shoes. 👞 👢

the Reno 911 reference earned you a like on this one.

Amazing timing. I just got a new pair of Doc Martin lowtops for my birthday, to replace my 1993 pair. Great work, guys!

Oh my god! When he removed the laces it brought back memories of doing the same when i was a lad. The sound of the lace ends snapping against the eyelets is so nostalgic. :)

Thanks for the video guys always watching them.

Love the way you guys polish and mead any type of 👞 shoes that challenges you

Hi guys, great video and great repair. thanks for the shout out and hopefully we can work together in the future. Thank you Chris

Being a teen in the 90's I loved my DM's. This is such a sympathetic restoration. Well done guys. You did them proud. 👏

Great video as always! I was really digging the ASMR vibes going on!👌

hahaha love the Lt. Dangle reference. Reno 911 was hilarious!

Cobbler community coming together we love to see it !

Used to wear those to school back in the 70's. Brings back memories.

I got my pair of Dr Martins in the mid 90s also aged 15 I also had a pair of black low top boots. Wore them for school the entire year. Loved them.

I have that exact same pair of early 90's Docs!! You guys killed it!!! I'm about 5 seconds from packing mine up and sending them to you for a leather only restoration! Bravo!!

Great video! As always, THANK YOU!

Original DM units are easy to source worldwide,DM edgers are just as easy to get and make the finished repair look like they were done by a professional.

I was thrilled to find an all-made-in-England pair of boots at a thrift shop. They have the same 90's soles. I would gladly ask you to restore them. 😊

Awesome video! I have worn Doc Martens to work since 1994... really love these shoes

Wow! Magnificent work!

Your Ltn. Dangle impression was great! Great video as always

This was fantastic (as was your Jim Dangle impression!)

Northampton fella here, this was a great video, as of early year our last DM factory outlet store has been shut down, which is sad but this video made me happier.

I recall someone having original soles here in the US, but that was some years back.

Beautiful work guys !

came out damn well, nice job guys!

Wow another Job well done, you guys work very hard on every type of boot going, especially the Dock Martins they look very tough on thoughs soles putting on new thread Well done, I enjoyed watching it, a Happy New year to you guys for 2023 best wishes a head

This was a fun video! Great job as always, gentlemen!! 🙂

Oh wooow! This brought back memories! Owned the black low tops. Like walking on clouds ☁️😌

Got a pair of 10 eye Docs from the mid '90s in the cupboard. Perfectly serviceable. Must dig them out and start wearing them again.

I used to own a pair of 8 hole black boots I bought in the late 80's, the stitching wasn't yellow on the pair I bought, and yes, they were original Doc's. I was a Chef for a lot of years, tried wearing my Doc's in the kitchen, the soles ended up cracking really badly after 6 months, and they weren't very "grippy" in greasy floored conditions, but, other than that, extremely comfortable. Cheers from Australia :)

Nice work guys.

New boot goofin' with the Reno 911! Great vid!

I worked at R Griggs and Co in the mid 90s making DM's and my job was sealing the sole to the shoes and we used a sealing machine that had a red hot metal blade that ran between the sole and the welt and melted to 2 together.

Man this video was too cool. I’ve always wanted a pair re stiched with white or silver like Solovair. But not bad enough to send them off. I had no idea you could cut the souls off with exacto knife. This was a pleasure to watch. It looks so easy.

Love this episode I had at least three pairs of Dr. Martens back in the day. Love it, what a flashback well done gentlemen.

I owned multiple pairs of docs from 93-97. Great to see this video bringing back my nostalgia. I think I'm around your age Heath! (42)

Cool restoration and a blast from the past.

Fantastic work, Gents!

Brilliant job. They look so dainty w/out their whacking great sole on.