Restoring $650 2001 Cool Grey 11's 

Thank you bro

Saludos desde 🇲🇽

No thanks 🙏🏼

Once the nubuck gets chipped you're screwed. It'll never look the same again. The best you can do, is what John did, and try to blend it in as best you can so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. Nikes durabuck is synthetic and cheap. It's not even real leather. The cotton shows once it chips. It's a lost cause. There's some weirdos out there who pretend to know how to restore it but it ends up looking like baby turd mixed with baby powder thats painted. Stay away from durabuck if you're doing restorations unless the client knows it's a lost cause and you'll just do your best to mask the damage.

Get u another pair off goat or eBay people selling older Jordan releases for cheap

@@yallknowdayday4380 I did get a pair last year for $100, with the box, did a restoration, but the lining was off, so I did it again, but the acetone ate up the patent leather 😭😭😭 I’m on the hunt again for another pair from ‘01, along with ‘00 Concords

Vick almightys restoration on the concords def had good tips for lining as well

Let me clean it up first ahhah

I would have piece of mind knowing I don't have to touch up the patent leather if I were to get glue on the uppers. If I mess up on the patent leather while im regluing I'll have to redo the whole process again.

@@johnandrew00 ahhh makes complete sense! That’s for the info, and dope video as always! 🔥

The chemical burns I had on my shoes were left for about a week. I've did multiple sessions after that and it became permanent. I've had chemical burns go away on their own before. I just let this one sit for far too long.

Barge cement super stick

It preserves the glue well and it’s easier to apply. If I accidentally leave it open, the glue will harden at the tip. The rest of the glue won’t dry out

@@johnandrew00 genius bro! I need to do that. The barge container is a pain in the ass to be honest.

Technically you are first since you uploaded the video. 😂

I’ll let me boy wear them and see how they hold up

@@johnandrew00 Amazing work nonetheless my boy…

People grow up its normal, hes not doing no cringey stuff anymore which i appreciate, he gets to the point and still has a lot of charisma while doing it

@@neecs Naw. It aint that. There's a lot to unpack here. I personally enjoyed his creativity in his intros/openers. I also thought his approach to reiterate processes was unique and separated himself from all the other Jordan restorers on YT. But most importantly, you can see a huge difference in edits. He used to hold off on quick summarization transitions and kept with great detail the level of work he was executing on the shoe. Now its: Show shoe - > transition - > dremel - > transition - > apply glue - > transition. What's become apparent is the attempt to keep vid lengths within a certain threshold (this is a monetization decision) and relax on the heavy editing required (time). Its no less quality -- its just a different vibe. A different focus. I'm just sayin, as an avid viewer, I can see it. No cap

I appreciate you for being a long time subscriber!! I feel you in that bro. It got boring for me. All my videos feel the same. Just with a different shoe. It’s always been the same steps for every project. I’ve been hanging on to the same script for almost 5 years now. The only difference is the shoes I work on. I gotta try some other things on the channel that I enjoy

@@johnandrew00 I feel you my guy. I know the YT grind can eat yo soul, cuh. You found a script that was bangin. Algorithm was liking it. But it required you to use that same method for 4+ years... I loved that method. It taught me a lot about what to look for, how to prep, and expect results given the work put in. Just keep that head up, little homie.

It doesn’t give the same results. I’m more likely to damage the patent leather with minimal results as I’ve done in the past.

Most of the stress will be on the sides. Glueing the bottom won't add to the durability of the whole reglue in my experience.

@@johnandrew00 makes total sense

Lmao mine are fucked as well the whole leather cracked theres no going back

@@neecs mine just need a reglue

Unyellowing shoes are a process🙏🏽 yellowing can be slowed down but it cant be stopped unfortunately. Depending on the age/wear of a shoe, the yellowing might be able to bring back the icey look. Heavy wear yellowing is a whole different yellowing than yellowing from an old sitting deadstock pair. ✊🏽

There’s a limit to how icy you can get them depending on how worn out they are. DS shoes that are yellowed will go back to factory ice.

@@johnandrew00 thanks for the advice! I’ll keep that in mind when i buy used shoes. btw i’m a huge fan! i’m trying my best to replicate your work 😅